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Tropical Storm Abby

Aug 5, 1964 to Aug 8, 1964Peak 69 mph1000 mb

Tropical Storm Abby passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in TX. It was strongest near Matagorda County, TX, as a tropical storm on August 7, 1964.

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Tropical Storm Abby · 1964

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
1000 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
12
TX
Counties within 100 miles
24
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Matagorda County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 7, 1964
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Victoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Jackson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Brazoria CountyTX4.6Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Calhoun CountyTX7.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Wharton CountyTX10.5Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Lavaca CountyTX12.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Refugio CountyTX23.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Colorado CountyTX27.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Galveston CountyTX31.8Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Fort Bend CountyTX32.0Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Aransas CountyTX37.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Fayette CountyTX50.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Austin CountyTX55.3Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Harris CountyTX55.7Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Chambers CountyTX64.1Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Waller CountyTX64.2Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Jefferson CountyTX66.6Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Lee CountyTX78.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Washington CountyTX81.8Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Liberty CountyTX84.2Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Montgomery CountyTX87.8Tropical stormAug 7, 1964
Grimes CountyTX98.2Tropical stormAug 8, 1964
Burleson CountyTX98.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1964

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.