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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Abby (1960)
9 July 1960 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Abby formed in the North Atlantic basin on 9 July 1960 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 995 hPa. It made landfall in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.
- Formed
- 9 July 1960
- Dissipated
- 17 July 1960
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 995 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Donna232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ethel185 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Brenda111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth