Hurricane Gabrielle expected to impact the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane Gabrielle expected to impact the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean

A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gabrielle continues to barrel across the Atlantic toward the islands and European coastline as a Category 1 hurricane. The Azores sit some 850 miles off the coast of Portugal, and forecasters have warned people there to keep an eye on the forecast as the hurricane moves closer to the archipelago in the North Atlantic. A hurricane impacting the Azores doesn't happen very often. According to the FOX Forecast Center, since 1850, only 15 hurricanes are documented to have passed within 50 miles of the island chain.