The National Hurricane Center on Friday said Tropical Storm Jerry was dropping torrents of rain on the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands while Subtropical Storm Karen formed in the

The National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Saturday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Jerry is in the Atlantic Ocean, 460 miles south-southeast of Bermuda. With maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the system is moving north at 16 mph.

The worst conditions will spread north this weekend. Forecasters warned people on the shores of Delaware and New Jersey to prepare for major coastal flooding.

One week after Imelda, Jerry and Karen are churning in the Atlantic Basin. Jerry is making its closest pass to the northern Leeward Islands.