Article first published: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, 10 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Jerry

At 10 p.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Jerry is in the Atlantic Ocean, 315 miles north of the Northern Leeward Islands and 665 miles south of Bermuda. The system is moving to the north at 15 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.

“Little change in strength is forecast during the next few days”, meteorologists wrote.

Forecasters announced a tropical storm warning for portions of the northern leeward islands.

Hazards affecting land

Rainfall. Through the rest of the night, outer rain bands extending south of Jerry may bring an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain across parts of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and eastern Puerto Rico. This rainfall is not expected to cause any additional flash flooding concerns.

For a complete forecast of rainfall and flash flooding associated with Jerry, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf

Surf. Swells generated by Jerry are affecting the Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. These swells are expected to spread toward the Bahamas by Saturday morning.

A depiction of rip current risk for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands can be found at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents

Source: National Hurricane Center