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Tropical Storm Jerry formed Tuesday, the Atlantic hurricane became the tenth named storm of the season.
The system is expected to pass near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands by Thursday evening and into Friday, forecasters said.
However, models show the storm moving northwest toward the U.S. Several options for its path are still possible.
“Interests [in the northern Leeward Islands] “The progress of the storm must be monitored, as there is a risk of wind, wave and rain impacts.” National Hurricane Center advised,
The storm follows increased activity in the Atlantic, including major hurricanes Imelda and Humberto over the past few weeks.
Humberto brought dangerous swells and waves to the East Coast, and late last month its outer ridges swept across Bermuda.
Imelda formed just days later, striking Cuba as a tropical storm and killing two people last week. After passing over Cuba and strengthening into a Category 2 hurricane, it moved toward Bermuda, causing widespread power outages and downed trees.
Although the storm did not directly hit the United States, the churning of seawater swept away many North Carolina homes.
Imelda and Humberto were only 500 miles apart, causing the storms to combine and move Imelda away from the East Coast in a phenomenon known as the Fujiwara effect.
“Overall this is a very rare event in the Atlantic basin,” said Alex DaSilva of AccuWeather. The Associated Press,
Many storms have moved away from the states this hurricane season this year. Strong and long storms are often driven by strong winds, WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels Explained.
this happened to andreaChantal, Dexter, Fernand and Erin.
“Erin was a major hurricane that lingered 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina in August. The Southeast was spared major flooding from Hurricane Imelda in September, thanks to the rare Fujiwara effect,” DaSilva said in a statement. Independent,
AccuWeather reported that the last time there was no hurricane in America till the month of September was in 2015.
The only named storm to make landfall in the US so far this year was Tropical Storm Chantal, which devastated the Carolinas in July, causing $4–6 billion in damage and economic losses.
But, there is still time for major impacts – the Atlantic hurricane season runs through November 30.