Hurricane Jerry
Cyclone system Jerry has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane.
The storm is the 10th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, and follows Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda, the remnants of which are causing flooding in southeastern Texas.
On Thursday morning, Hurricane Jerry had maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour - just barely Category 1 level.
The National Hurricane Center says the storm is about 490 miles east of the Leeward Islands and headed west-northwest at 16 miles per hour.
The storm is expected to pass just north of the Leeward Islands Friday, with tropical storm-force winds and heavy rainfall possible.
The storm will then pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday.
Tropical storm watches are in effect for Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Jerry is forecast to strengthen later on Thursday before starting to weaken this weekend.
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