1968 season

Hurricane Abby (1968)

Jun 1, 6:00 AM UTC – Jun 13, 12:00 PM UTC (12.3 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 1
Max sustained wind
75 mph (65 kt)
Lowest pressure
992 mb
Landfalls
3

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall

Landfalls

  • Jun 2, 11:00 PM UTC · 21.9°N 84.5°W · Tropical Storm · 50 mph · 997 mb
  • Jun 4, 12:00 PM UTC · 26.7°N 82.3°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph · 992 mb
  • Jun 6, 10:00 PM UTC · 30.4°N 81.4°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph
Every track point (52)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1968-06-01 06:00TD17.0°N 85.5°W25—
1968-06-01 12:00TD17.2°N 85.5°W25—
1968-06-01 18:00TD17.8°N 85.7°W25—
1968-06-02 00:00TD18.5°N 85.8°W301005
1968-06-02 06:00TD19.5°N 85.7°W30—
1968-06-02 12:00TS20.5°N 85.3°W35—
1968-06-02 18:00TS21.4°N 84.8°W401002
1968-06-02 23:00TS21.9°N 84.5°W45997Landfall
1968-06-03 00:00TS22.1°N 84.4°W45997
1968-06-03 06:00TS23.0°N 84.0°W45999
1968-06-03 12:00TS24.0°N 83.7°W45999
1968-06-03 18:00TS24.5°N 83.6°W45997
1968-06-04 00:00TS25.0°N 83.4°W50994
1968-06-04 06:00TS25.8°N 82.9°W55993
1968-06-04 12:00TS26.7°N 82.3°W55992Landfall
1968-06-04 18:00TS27.4°N 81.8°W45—
1968-06-05 00:00TS28.0°N 81.1°W45—
1968-06-05 06:00TS28.2°N 80.8°W45—
1968-06-05 12:00TS28.2°N 80.5°W55—
1968-06-05 18:00HU28.2°N 80.2°W65994
1968-06-06 00:00HU28.3°N 80.1°W65—
1968-06-06 06:00HU28.6°N 80.4°W65—
1968-06-06 12:00TS29.2°N 80.8°W60992
1968-06-06 18:00TS29.9°N 81.2°W55—
1968-06-06 22:00TS30.4°N 81.4°W55—Landfall
1968-06-07 00:00TS30.6°N 81.5°W50997
1968-06-07 06:00TS31.4°N 81.8°W40999
1968-06-07 12:00TS32.0°N 82.0°W351002
1968-06-07 18:00TD32.6°N 82.1°W301003
1968-06-08 00:00TD33.0°N 82.2°W30—
1968-06-08 06:00TD33.5°N 82.2°W30—
1968-06-08 12:00TD34.1°N 82.3°W25—
1968-06-08 18:00TD34.8°N 82.3°W25—
1968-06-09 00:00TD35.6°N 82.1°W25—
1968-06-09 06:00TD36.3°N 81.8°W25—
1968-06-09 12:00TD36.4°N 81.1°W25—
1968-06-09 18:00TD36.2°N 80.3°W25—
1968-06-10 00:00LO35.9°N 79.5°W25—
1968-06-10 06:00LO35.6°N 78.9°W25—
1968-06-10 12:00LO34.9°N 78.7°W25—
1968-06-10 18:00LO34.2°N 78.7°W25—
1968-06-11 00:00LO33.5°N 78.7°W25—
1968-06-11 06:00LO33.2°N 78.7°W25—
1968-06-11 12:00TD33.3°N 78.7°W25—
1968-06-11 18:00TD33.4°N 78.5°W25—
1968-06-12 00:00TD33.6°N 78.2°W30—
1968-06-12 06:00TD33.8°N 78.0°W30—
1968-06-12 12:00TD34.0°N 77.8°W30—
1968-06-12 18:00TD34.5°N 77.3°W30—
1968-06-13 00:00TD35.2°N 76.6°W30—
1968-06-13 06:00TD35.9°N 75.7°W30—
1968-06-13 12:00TD36.5°N 74.8°W30—

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.