The seventh storm of the season, Tropical Storm Gabrielle, will be hitting the northern Caribbean on Thursday prior to moving into the Atlantic Ocean.

According to The Washington Post, Gabrielle came into fruition from an easternly wave that made its exit from the African coast around the date of Aug. 25. It then progressed through the deep tropics and just missed the Lesser Antilles on Sunday.

An Air Force plane reached the storm by the middle of the afternoon and found a closed surface circulation, where it was upgraded to tropical depression 7. By 11 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, it was then renamed Tropical Storm Gabrielle.

At 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, Gabrielle went into eastern Puerto Rico and has maintained a wind speed of 40mph.

Tropical storm warnings are currently in effect for all of Puerto Rico as well as the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic.

While in Puerto Rico, Gabrielle is bringing gusty winds and heavy amounts of rain. However, it's said to have been put in disarray after reaching land, as it has become difficult to find its center.

Since that time, it has dealt with some middle-level dry air, but started to pick up on Wednesday afternoon.

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