Gabrielle is the 7th name on the 2031 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter G. Since 1982, ten storms have been named Gabrielle; the strongest, in 1989, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Gabrielle is on the 2031 list of Atlantic names, and it is not among the 100 names NHC lists as retired from the Atlantic (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Gabrielle is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Gabrielle is name 7 of 21, and 41 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Gabrielle formed in the Atlantic in September 2025 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Gabrielle (2025): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2023 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Cyclone Gabrielle (2023): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Atlantic in September 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2019): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Atlantic in September 2013 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2013): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2009): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Atlantic in September 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It made landfall near Morehead City, United States. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Atlantic in September 2001 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It made landfall near Venice, United States. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Gabrielle (2001): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Atlantic in August 1995 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 988 mb. It made landfall near Soto la Marina, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (1995): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Atlantic in August 1989 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Gabrielle (1989): track and historyGabrielle formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1982 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle 2007 | Morehead City, United States | 2007-09-09 15:30 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Gabrielle 2001 | Venice, United States | 2001-09-14 12:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
| Gabrielle 1995 | Soto la Marina, Mexico | 1995-08-11 20:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2025, 2019, 2013, 2007, 2001, 1995 and 1989, Gabrielle was the 7th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Gabrielle appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Hurricane Gabrielle in 2025, in the Atlantic. It formed on September 17, peaked at 140 mph (220 km/h) and lasted 11 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 7th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 2023, 2019, 2013, 2009, 2007, 2001, 1995, 1989 and 1982.
Hurricane Gabrielle in 1989 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in August. The weakest of the ten, in 2009, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).