On Wednesday morning in the central Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Gabrielle developed, becoming the seventh tropical storm in Atlantic Hurricane season 2025 and breaking a near record of almost three weeks with no tropical activity in the middle of the hurricane season. Storm breaks Atlantic drought periodTropical Storm Gabrielle formed on Wednesday and is forecast to become a hurricane in the Atlantic, but there is no immediate threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center, which was also tracking two more systems, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Gabrielle is the first tropical storm in the Atlantic since Fernand fizzled on August 28. The most recent, Tropical Storm Fernand, petered out by the end of August. Tropical Storm Gabrielle’s formation marks a significant break in the Atlantic’s unusual quiet period during what is typically the most active part of hurricane season.