Tropical Storm Gabrielle

Sep 8, 2007 to Sep 11, 2007Peak 58 mph1004 mb

Tropical Storm Gabrielle passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jones County, NC, as a tropical storm on September 9, 2007.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Gabrielle · 2007

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Gabrielle on September 8, 2007, about 24 hours before landfall in Carteret County, NC.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle on September 8, 2007, about 24 hours before landfall in Carteret County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:28 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
1004 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
50
NC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Jones County, NC, 37.5 mi, Sep 9, 2007
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Dare CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Carteret CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Hyde CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Tyrrell CountyNC4.5Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Currituck CountyNC5.4Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Pamlico CountyNC10.4Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Camden CountyNC13.1Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Craven CountyNC15.9Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Pasquotank CountyNC17.8Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Beaufort CountyNC18.4Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Washington CountyNC21.1Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Perquimans CountyNC23.1Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Virginia Beach cityVA28.7Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Chowan CountyNC32.5Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Jones CountyNC37.5Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Chesapeake cityVA39.3Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Onslow CountyNC40.1Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Bertie CountyNC43.0Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Martin CountyNC43.2Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Gates CountyNC44.8Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Pitt CountyNC50.5Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Hertford CountyNC53.5Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Suffolk cityVA54.1Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Norfolk cityVA55.2Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Portsmouth cityVA57.5Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Lenoir CountyNC62.4Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Pender CountyNC63.7Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Hampton cityVA66.4Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Greene CountyNC68.1Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Newport News cityVA70.1Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Isle of Wight CountyVA71.4Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Edgecombe CountyNC72.0Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Poquoson cityVA72.2Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Duplin CountyNC72.3Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Southampton CountyVA72.6Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Halifax CountyNC74.8Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
New Hanover CountyNC74.8Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
York CountyVA75.6Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Franklin cityVA76.3Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Northampton CountyNC78.0Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Wilson CountyNC83.6Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Wayne CountyNC84.8Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Surry CountyVA86.2Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
James City CountyVA87.2Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Brunswick CountyNC88.7Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Greensville CountyVA91.5Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Sussex CountyVA91.5Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Williamsburg cityVA93.6Tropical stormSep 10, 2007
Sampson CountyNC97.3Tropical stormSep 9, 2007
Nash CountyNC97.4Tropical stormSep 9, 2007

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.