The 11th storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has gotten its name, with the formation of Subtropical Storm Karen way out at sea, as forecasters said on Oct. 10 that Tropical Storm Jerry has lost the steam to turn into a hurricane.
Karen formed late the night of Oct. 9 and by morning was located about 570 miles north-northwest of the Azores off of Portugal. As of Oct. 10, there were no threats to land predicted from Karen, which was moving 9 mph to the northeast with wind speeds of 40 mph.
The subtropical storm won't make it far before fizzling out into a post-tropical low by Oct. 11, the National Hurricane Center said. It will pick up a little in speed but not strength in the meantime, forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Jerry is meanwhile bringing heavy rain to the Caribbean island of Barbuda, along with the Leeward and Virgin islands, risking flash flooding, the hurricane center said. Puerto Rico could also see between 2 and 4 inches with localized amounts up to 6 inches.
Jerry was struggling to organize into a hurricane as forecasters previously predicted might happen toward the end of the week. Early on Oct. 10 it was passing to the north of the Leeward Islands and was located about 80 miles away, with wind speeds up to 50 mph.
