Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007)

Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007)

Tropical Storm Gabrielle was the seventh named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Gabrielle developed as a subtropical cyclone on September 8 about 385 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. On September 9, Gabrielle made landfall at Cape Lookouts National Seashore in the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 60mph. The storm quickly weakened and dissipated on September 11.

About Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007) in brief

Summary Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007)Tropical Storm Gabrielle was a short-lived tropical cyclone that passed over North Carolina before tracking out to sea. It was the seventh named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Gabrielle developed as a subtropical cyclone on September 8 about 385 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Unfavorable wind shear impacted the storm for much of its duration, although a temporary decrease in the shear allowed the cyclone to become a tropical storm. On September 9, Gabrielle made landfall at Cape Lookouts National Seashore in the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 60 mph. Turning to the northeast, the storm quickly weakened and dissipated on September 11. A cold front moved off the southeast coast of the United States on September 1. It degenerated into an area of cloudiness and showers just east of the Georgia coast on September 2.

It slowly became better organized as its motion became erratic, and by late on September 4 the convection had become concentrated to theEast of the center. The storm dropped heavy rainfall near its immediate landfall location but little precipitation elsewhere. Along the coast of Florida, rough surf drowned one person, though overall damage was minor. The remnants of Gabrielle were absorbed by an approaching cold front on September 10. Upon becoming a subtroropical storm, the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical watch from the Hurricane Center for Gabrielle. It dissipated well to the south of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia on September 12. It is estimated Gabrielle moved ashore at Cape lookout National Seashingore at 1530 UTC on September 9 with winds of 60mph, though due to the sheer the strongest winds remained offshore.