Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the Atlantic, with sustained winds of 45 mph, becoming the 10th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season , according to the National Hurricane Center.
Jerry is roughly 1,300 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands on the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea, the center said .
Environmental conditions appear favorable for additional development, with warm waters and abundant moisture, and Jerry could become a hurricane by the evening of Oct. 8, the hurricane center said.
So far this season, the Atlantic Ocean's hurricane basin has produced four hurricanes and five tropical storms .
Jerry is moving quickly westward across the central tropical Atlantic at 24 mph.
The center's forecast shows Jerry reaching wind speeds of 90 mph as it near