Hurricane Abby made landfall in British Honduras (present-day Belize) on July 15.

The origins of Hurricane Abby were possibly from a tropical wave that moved in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles in early July 1960.

The intensity of Abby began to gradually level off, though it re-intensified slightly in the Caribbean, before eventually weakening further.

Abby was downgraded to a tropical storm on the morning of July 13; it was center roughly 222 mi (357 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica at the time.

[5] Abby re-intensified at a relatively quick pace, as it was near hurricane status again when it passed just to the north of Honduras on July 14.

It made a third and final landfall on July 15 when it moved inland over British Honduras (presently known as Belize) as a minimal hurricane.

The remnants crossed over Mexico into the Pacific Ocean and regenerated into Hurricane Celeste on July 20.

Around 1600 UTC later that day, a hurricane watch was issued for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

[1] Hurricane Abby bypassed Barbados a tropical depression, which resulted in minimal effects.

Citizens of the Cayman Islands, Central America, and the Yucatan Peninsula were also to remain on alert during the passage of Abby.

[11] On the islands north of Honduras, reports were received until winds reached 52 mph (84 km/h), and then communications were lost.

In Belize City, which was 75 mi (121 km) north of where Abby made landfall, wind gusts were reported to 35 mph (56 km/h).

[13] Although Abby nearly made landfall in Honduras and eventually entered Mexico, no effects were reported, but the U.S.