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Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the Atlantic, ending a 20-day period of inactivity.

Gabrielle is forecast to become a hurricane but is currently not expected to reach the U.S. mainland.

This year's hurricane season has been unusually quiet, partly due to drier air and strong winds.

Our eerily peaceful 20-day hiatus of Atlantic storm activity has ended since short-lived post-tropical cyclone Fernand formed on August 28 and dissipated just five days later.

This morning, the National Weather Service announced the formation of this year's seventh named storm: Tropical Storm Gabrielle. In four days, the NWS forecasts, the cyclone will likely become a hurricane. But it’s not well-organized quite yet.

Gabrielle's center is still ill-defined, and its direction re

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