Around 18:00 UTC ( 1:00 p.m. CDT ) , the newly named Name_conferral `` Abby '' attained Getting peak winds of 65 mph ( 100 km/h ) .

Abby degenerated into an area of showers on August 8 southwest of San Antonio , Texas .

Prior to Abby 's landfall in Texas , gale warnings Warning were issued Creating for the coast and residents on Matagorda Island were evacuated Emptying .

Hurricane Abby was the only tropical cyclone Catastrophe in the Caribbean Sea during the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season .

The second tropical cyclone and first named storm of the season , Abby developed Coming_to_be on July 10 from a tropical wave in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles .

Abby rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane Catastrophe after being a tropical storm Catastrophe for less than six hours .

Abby rapidly weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a minimal tropical storm Catastrophe a few days thereafter .

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

Abby dissipated Removing over Mexico later the next day .

The remnants of Abby ultimately became Becoming Hurricane Catastrophe Celeste in the Pacific Ocean .

Despite passing Motion_directional through or near several countries , Hurricane Catastrophe Abby had a relatively light impact Influence on land , resulting in Causation just $ 640,500 ( 1960 USD , $ USD ) in damage Damaging and six fatalities .