Tropical Storm Gabrielle (1995)
Tropical Storm Gabrielle peaked at 60 kt in the North Atlantic between August 9, 1995 and August 12, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 988 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Gabrielle, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1995 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- August 9, 1995 to August 12, 1995
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 60 kt (69 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb (29.18 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.4
- Fastest the center moved
- 8 kt (9 mph)
- Identifier
- AL081995
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 20:00 | Coast unnamed here | 23.7N 97.8W | 60 kt (69 mph) | 988 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 219 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 6.26 inches (159 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| WESLACO 2 E | 6.26 in (159 mm) | 26.15N 97.97W |
| MERCEDES 6 SSE | 4.69 in (119 mm) | 26.07N 97.90W |
| CHAPMAN RANCH | 4.48 in (114 mm) | 27.58N 97.45W |
| HARLINGEN | 4.35 in (110 mm) | 26.20N 97.67W |
| PORT ISABEL | 4.32 in (110 mm) | 26.10N 97.30W |
| SARITA 7 E | 4.30 in (109 mm) | 27.22N 97.68W |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW | 4.26 in (108 mm) | 26.27N 97.87W |
| CORPUS CHRISTI NAS | 3.92 in (100 mm) | 27.68N 97.28W |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL ARPT | 3.40 in (86 mm) | 27.77N 97.52W |
| VICTORIA CP&L | 3.27 in (83 mm) | 28.78N 97.02W |
| ROBSTOWN | 3.16 in (80 mm) | 27.78N 97.67W |
| WELDER W'LIFE FOUNDATION | 3.14 in (80 mm) | 28.10N 97.42W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 18:00 | 23.7N 94.8W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 10, 00:00 | 23.7N 95.4W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 10, 06:00 | 23.7N 96.2W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 10, 12:00 | 23.5N 96.5W | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 10, 18:00 | 23.1N 96.7W | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 00:00 | 23.0N 96.7W | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 06:00 | 23.1N 97.0W | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 12:00 | 23.3N 97.2W | 55 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 18:00 | 23.6N 97.5W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 20:00 landfall | 23.7N 97.8W | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 12, 00:00 | 23.9N 98.2W | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1995
- Hurricane AllisonNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm BarryNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm ChantalNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm DeanNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane ErinNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane FelixNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane HumbertoNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane IrisNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm JerryNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm KarenNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane LuisNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane MarilynNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane NoelNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane OpalNorth Atlantic · 1995 · 63 deaths
- Tropical Storm PabloNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane RoxanneNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm SebastienNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane TanyaNorth Atlantic · 1995
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.