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Cyclone Gabrielle
Earth Observation | Copernicus
Hurricanes
Ocean
Severe Storms
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery
Cyclone Gabrielle formed in the central Atlantic Ocean in mid-September 2025. By 22 September, it had rapidly intensified to the east-southeast of Bermuda, reaching Category 4 status with maximum sustained winds of around 220 km/h. This classified it as the second major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
As it moved across the Atlantic, the cyclone went on to impact the Azores. On 26 September, it struck the archipelago, though by then it had weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.
Open data from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites helps track the movement of hurricanes and tropical storms and provides key insights into atmospheric composition and extreme weather patterns.
