Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 8–11, 2007
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007) was a tropical storm of the 2007 Atlantic season. It formed on September 8, 2007, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb on September 9, 2007, and made landfall 19 mi ENE of Morehead City, North Carolina on September 9, 2007 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 1,001 miles (1,611 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2007 · 16:00 UTC | 19 mi ENE of Morehead City, North Carolina | TS 58 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk, Virginia | 60 mi | Sep 10 · 02:00 UTC | TS 42 mph |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 58 mi | Sep 10 · 02:00 UTC | TS 42 mph |
| Newport News, Virginia | 72 mi | Sep 10 · 02:00 UTC | TS 42 mph |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 47 mi | Sep 10 · 03:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| East Hampton, Virginia | 70 mi | Sep 10 · 03:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Hampton, Virginia | 70 mi | Sep 10 · 03:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1011 mb | 30.1°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1010 mb | 30.5°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 31.1°N 73.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 31.8°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 32.6°N 75.4°W | 178 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 33.5°N 76.0°W | 108 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 34.3°N 76.4°W | 49 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 9 16:00 | TS LANDFALL | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 34.8°N 76.4°W | 29 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 35.2°N 76.3°W | 41 mi ENE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 36.0°N 75.8°W | 32 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 36.7°N 75.0°W | 55 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 37.1°N 73.8°W | 121 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 37.5°N 72.0°W | 184 mi SE of Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 37.9°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 38.4°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Gabrielle made landfall once: 19 mi ENE of Morehead City, North Carolina on September 9, 2007 at 16:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.
At its peak on September 9, 2007, Gabrielle was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1004 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.3 days, from September 8, 2007 to September 11, 2007. It travelled about 1,001 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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