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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Abby (1968)
1 June 1968 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Abby formed in the North Atlantic basin on 1 June 1968 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 992 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 1 June 1968
- Dissipated
- 13 June 1968
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 992 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 2Hurricane Gladys157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth