Super Typhoon Abby (1983)
Super Typhoon Abby reached Category 5 in the Western Pacific between July 31, 1983 and August 24, 1983, with a lowest pressure of 895 mb, and made landfall. It killed 7 people, as Wikidata records it.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Super Typhoon Abby, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1983 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- July 31, 1983 to August 24, 1983
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 145 kt (167 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb (26.43 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 50.9
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- WP051983
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
Wikidata
7 deathsno damage figure
A community-maintained total, usually direct and indirect deaths together and damage worldwide. Joined to this storm by its IBTrACS serial, not by name.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 6.0N 151.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 6.4N 150.6E | Disturbance | ||
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 6.8N 150.1E | Disturbance | ||
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 7.2N 149.6E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 7.5N 149.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 7.8N 148.3E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 7.9N 147.5E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 7.7N 146.6E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 7.4N 146.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 7.1N 146.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 7.0N 146.1E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 7.4N 146.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 8.0N 145.7E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 8.3N 145.2E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 8.5N 144.6E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 8.6N 144.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 8.7N 143.7E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 8.7N 143.0E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 8.7N 142.2E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 8.9N 141.4E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 9.1N 140.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 9.3N 140.5E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 9.6N 139.9E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 9.9N 139.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 10.2N 138.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 06:00 | 11.0N 138.1E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 12:00 | 11.8N 137.3E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 18:00 | 12.4N 136.4E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 00:00 | 12.8N 135.8E | 65 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 06:00 | 13.6N 134.7E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 12:00 | 14.4N 133.9E | 90 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 18:00 | 15.0N 133.5E | 115 kt | 920 mb | XX |
| Aug 8, 00:00 | 15.8N 132.8E | 130 kt | 910 mb | XX |
| Aug 8, 06:00 | 16.3N 132.4E | 135 kt | 910 mb | XX |
| Aug 8, 12:00 | 17.1N 132.0E | 140 kt | 900 mb | XX |
| Aug 8, 18:00 | 17.4N 131.4E | 145 kt | 895 mb | XX |
| Aug 9, 00:00 | 17.8N 130.8E | 145 kt | 895 mb | XX |
| Aug 9, 06:00 | 18.1N 130.7E | 135 kt | 900 mb | XX |
| Aug 9, 12:00 | 18.7N 130.3E | 125 kt | 910 mb | XX |
| Aug 9, 18:00 | 18.9N 130.4E | 120 kt | 920 mb | XX |
| Aug 10, 00:00 | 19.2N 130.4E | 120 kt | 925 mb | XX |
| Aug 10, 06:00 | 19.5N 130.4E | 120 kt | 925 mb | XX |
| Aug 10, 12:00 | 19.9N 130.5E | 115 kt | 925 mb | XX |
| Aug 10, 18:00 | 20.1N 130.5E | 110 kt | 930 mb | XX |
| Aug 11, 00:00 | 20.6N 130.7E | 110 kt | 935 mb | XX |
| Aug 11, 06:00 | 21.2N 130.8E | 115 kt | 935 mb | XX |
| Aug 11, 12:00 | 21.6N 130.7E | 120 kt | 920 mb | XX |
| Aug 11, 18:00 | 22.0N 130.6E | 120 kt | 920 mb | XX |
| Aug 12, 00:00 | 22.5N 130.7E | 120 kt | 920 mb | XX |
| Aug 12, 06:00 | 22.9N 130.8E | 120 kt | 915 mb | XX |
| Aug 12, 12:00 | 23.4N 131.2E | 125 kt | 915 mb | XX |
| Aug 12, 18:00 | 23.9N 131.5E | 120 kt | 920 mb | XX |
| Aug 13, 00:00 | 24.6N 131.8E | 115 kt | 925 mb | XX |
| Aug 13, 06:00 | 24.9N 132.2E | 110 kt | 925 mb | XX |
| Aug 13, 12:00 | 25.4N 132.6E | 105 kt | 930 mb | XX |
| Aug 13, 18:00 | 26.1N 133.0E | 105 kt | 935 mb | XX |
| Aug 14, 00:00 | 26.6N 133.3E | 110 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 14, 06:00 | 27.2N 133.5E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 14, 12:00 | 27.6N 133.5E | 100 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 14, 18:00 | 28.1N 133.5E | 95 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 15, 00:00 | 28.5N 133.6E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 15, 06:00 | 29.1N 134.1E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 15, 12:00 | 29.5N 134.3E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 15, 18:00 | 30.0N 134.8E | 80 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 00:00 | 31.1N 135.1E | 75 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 06:00 | 31.8N 135.8E | 70 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | 32.7N 136.5E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 18:00 | 33.8N 137.0E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 34.6N 137.3E | 60 kt | 974 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 35.1N 138.1E | 55 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 35.6N 139.4E | 45 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 36.5N 140.4E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 37.5N 141.4E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 38.0N 142.2E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 38.2N 143.1E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 38.0N 143.9E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 37.7N 144.4E | 992 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 19, 06:00 | 37.8N 144.9E | 990 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 37.5N 144.8E | 990 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 36.9N 145.2E | 990 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 35.9N 145.9E | 990 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 35.0N 146.8E | 990 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 20, 12:00 | 34.2N 147.3E | 990 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 20, 18:00 | 33.4N 147.6E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 21, 00:00 | 32.8N 148.5E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 21, 06:00 | 32.7N 149.3E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 21, 12:00 | 32.5N 150.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 21, 18:00 | 32.8N 150.6E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 22, 00:00 | 33.0N 151.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 22, 06:00 | 33.5N 151.5E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 22, 12:00 | 34.0N 152.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 22, 18:00 | 34.5N 152.5E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 23, 00:00 | 35.0N 153.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 23, 06:00 | 35.5N 153.5E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 23, 12:00 | 36.0N 154.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 23, 18:00 | 36.5N 155.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 24, 00:00 | 37.0N 156.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1983
- Tropical Storm SarahWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon VeraWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon TipWestern Pacific · 1983
- Super Typhoon WayneWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm CarmenWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm BenWestern Pacific · 1983
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm DomWestern Pacific · 1983
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1983
- Super Typhoon ForrestWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm GeorgiaWestern Pacific · 1983
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm HerbertWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon JoeWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon IdaWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm KimWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon LexWestern Pacific · 1983
- Super Typhoon MargeWestern Pacific · 1983
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm NorrisWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon OrchidWestern Pacific · 1983
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1983
- Typhoon PercyWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm RuthWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm SperryWestern Pacific · 1983
- Tropical Storm ThelmaWestern Pacific · 1983
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1983
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.