Jerry Becomes Remnant Low in Central Atlantic

Post-Tropical Cyclone Is Expected To Dissipate In A Couple Days

With all concerns focused on Tropical Storm Karen in the Gulf over the past couple days, what was left of Tropical Storm Jerry faded away in the Central Atlantic. After becoming a depression on Wednesday night, Jerry continued its downward spiral on Thursday as it became a remnant low by late afternoon.

Forming as a depression in the Central Atlantic late last Saturday night, Jerry became the tenth named storm of the season on Monday, but didn’t really strengthen much during its life. The storm peaked with 50 mile per hour winds on Monday night, but began to weaken in the face of hostile atmospheric conditions in its vicinity. Winds dropped to minimal storm strength on Tuesday night as it meandered some 1,300 miles to the east of Bermuda.

Jerry capped a modest month of September by Tropical Atlantic activity standards. Five depressions, four named storms, and two hurricanes formed during the statistical peak month of the season. However, there were no major hurricanes, and none of the systems made landfall in the United States. With the development of Karen in the past 24 hours, there have been 11 depressions, 11 named storms, 2 hurricanes, and no major hurricanes.

The bulk of the season is behind us now, but there still remains a secondary statistical peak in October, and another 58 days left in the season.