The latest storm news on October 8 said that tropical storm Jerry formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on October 7 and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on October 8.
Jerry is the 10th named storm of this year's hurricane season. systems are expected to become the fourth hurricane of the season, after three storms formed in just two weeks.
Hurricane Jerry has sustained winds of 80 km/h, more than 1,600 km southeast of the Leeward Islands and is moving west.
A tropical storm warning for storm Jerry has been issued for Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Petersburg. Barthelemy, St. Martin and Sint Maarten. This means that sustained winds of 60 km/h to 110 km/h can occur in the above areas within about 48 hours.
According to the US National Hurricane Center, Jerry is likely to approach or move north of the Leeward Islands this weekend as a Category 1 hurricane. Jerry is forecasting rain and winds to the islands, depending on the storm's path.
Jerry-led high waves are expected to sweep across the Leeward Islands on October 9, with the center moving near or north of the Leeward Islands late on October 9 and October 10.
Forecasters say Jerry poses no threat to the US mainland as a cold front will sweep across the East Coast and push the storm out to sea.
On the same day as October 7 when storm Jerry formed in the Atlantic, typhoon Priscilla in the eastern Pacific basin strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Operating off the west coast of Mexico, Priscilla is currently experiencing maximum sustained winds of about 175 km/h and moving west-northwest at 15 km/h.
The center of the storm is about 525km west of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico and about 345km south-southwest of Baja California.
On October 7, the outer strips of Priscilla expanded across Mexico's Baja California Sur state.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for Baja California Sur from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lazaro due to the impact of Hurricane Priscilla.
Since the evening of October 6, Baja California Sur authorities have announced the cancellation of classes at all educational institutions in Los Cabos and La Paz from October 7. Dozens of shelters in Los Cabos have been set up by authorities for people living in high-risk areas.
Forecasters note that some areas in southwestern Mexico could see up to 100mm of rain from Priscilla through October 8, risking flash flooding in the states of Michoacan and Colima. Priscilla is forecast to start weakening from October 8.
Further in the eastern Pacific basin, Typhoon Octave is about 1,260km southwest of Baja California. The storm is weakening with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h and is moving east-southeast at a speed of 11 km/h.
