Tropical Storm Gabrielle
The name Gabrielle has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean; Gabrielle is one of the original names on the rotating six-year cycle of names used in the North Atlantic basin established in 1979.
- Hurricane Gabrielle (1989) - reached Category 4 and, though never striking land, caused large ocean swells on the East Coast of the United States that killed eight
- Tropical Storm Gabrielle (1995) - strengthened rapidly but formed too near to land to reach hurricane strength before making landfall at Mexico, causing minimal damage
- Hurricane Gabrielle (2001) - made landfall near Venice, Florida as a tropical storm, exited back into ocean and strengthened into a minimal hurricane, degeneratring south of Newfoundland
- Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007) - Subtropical storm that became a weak tropical storm. Made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina,causing light damages
- Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2013) - short-lived, weak tropical storm that formed and dissipated in the Caribbean Sea south of Puerto Rico, but reformed close to Bermuda.
The name Gabrielle has also been used for one tropical cyclone in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
- Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle - Weak category 1 (Australian scale) cyclone that did not affect land
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