Tropical Storm Jerry

Tropical Storm Jerry is bringing heavy rainfall to parts of the Leeward Islands but poses no threat to the mainland United States, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Jerry has been contending with strong wind shear, which has limited its wind intensity. However, the storm is still producing significant impacts across the eastern Caribbean. Heavy rain is soaking sections of the Lesser Antilles, reaching as far south as St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Some areas are experiencing rainfall rates of one inch per hour or more. So far, the heaviest downpours have remained east of both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Forecasters expect total rainfall between 2 and 6 inches across the Leeward Islands, with locally heavy rainfall of a few inches possible in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Saturday. Flash flooding is possible, and landslides could occur in hilly or mountainous areas where rain persists.

Tropical storm alerts remain in effect for portions of the northern Leeward Islands. However, given Jerry’s uneven structure caused by wind shear—with its strongest winds concentrated east of the center—the risk of tropical-storm-force winds is gradually decreasing.

The system is forecast to move away from the Leeward Islands into the central Atlantic over the weekend before turning east, well away from Bermuda, by late Sunday or Monday. At this point, Jerry is not expected to strengthen significantly and may never reach hurricane status.

Jerry became the tenth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season late Tuesday morning while located just over 1,300 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. That milestone came about two weeks later than the 30-year seasonal average, which typically sees the tenth storm form by September 22, according to the National Hurricane Center.