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Hurricane Abby (1968)

Hurricane Abby was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 992 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Palm Bay, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 75 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst June 2, 1968
3
Lowest pressure
992 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Abby’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. June 2, 1968, tropical storm at 52 mph, in Cuba
  2. June 4, 1968, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 19 miles from Cape Coral, FL
  3. June 6, 1968, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 16 miles from Jacksonville, FL

Modeled winds at cities (8)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Palm Bay, FL75 mph61 mph17 milesJun 5, 1968, 2:00 PM GMT-4
Deltona, FL63 mph52 mph32 milesJun 6, 1968, 4:45 AM GMT-4
Cape Coral, FL61 mph49 mph18 milesJun 4, 1968, 7:00 AM GMT-4
Orlando, FL59 mph48 mph34 milesJun 6, 1968, 1:45 AM GMT-4
Port St. Lucie, FL59 mph48 mph64 milesJun 5, 1968, 2:00 PM GMT-4
Naples, FL57 mph46 mph46 milesJun 4, 1968, 6:45 AM GMT-4
North Port, FL56 mph45 mph8 milesJun 4, 1968, 8:00 AM GMT-4
Jacksonville, FL56 mph45 mph16 milesJun 6, 1968, 3:00 PM GMT-4

Best track (52 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 1, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph17.0°N, 85.5°W
Jun 1, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph17.2°N, 85.5°W
Jun 1, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph17.8°N, 85.7°W
Jun 2, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1005 mb18.5°N, 85.8°W
Jun 2, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph19.5°N, 85.7°W
Jun 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.5°N, 85.3°W
Jun 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1002 mb21.4°N, 84.8°W
Jun 2, 23:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm52 mph997 mb21.9°N, 84.5°W
Jun 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph997 mb22.1°N, 84.4°W
Jun 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph999 mb23.0°N, 84.0°W
Jun 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph999 mb24.0°N, 83.7°W
Jun 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph997 mb24.5°N, 83.6°W
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