The seventh tropical depression of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has strengthened into Tropical Storm Gabrielle and may become a hurricane in the coming days. Direct impacts are possible in Bermuda, while indirect impacts—such as rough surf or rip currents—may affect parts of the northeastern Caribbean and the United States.

The unusual lull in Atlantic tropical activity during the climatological peak of hurricane season is at an end. The basin had not seen a tropical storm since Fernand 's demise on Aug. 29. Not since 1992, during the gap between hurricanes Andrew and Bonnie , has there been anything similar.

The spread-out tropical storm continues to battle some dry air near its center on Wednesday.

The next name on the Atlantic basin list for this year is Gabrielle .

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