Tropical Storm Gabrielle Drifting Toward Puerto Rico
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea and was drifting northwest toward Puerto Rico, triggering storm warnings on the island and the neighboring Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Gabrielle was about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south-southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico, with top winds of 40 miles per hour, the Miami-based center said in an advisory before 5 a.m. New York time. It’s bringing heavy rains to Puerto Rico and adjacent islands, according to the advisory.