a tropical wave which emerged off of africa began convective organization in the vicinity of the bahamas. on august 23, the system was declared tropical depression eleven while located between florida and andros island. the depression strengthened as it headed north-northwestward, despite only marginally favorable conditions. on the following day, the depression was upgraded to tropical storm jerry while located only 33 mi (53 km) offshore florida. at 18:00 utc on august 23, the storm made landfall later near jupiter, florida, as a minimal tropical storm with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). jerry slowly weakened and was downgraded to a tropical depression late on august 24. after drifting across florida, the cyclone briefly emerged over the gulf of mexico, but then headed northward and back inland. jerry meandered over georgia and eventually dissipated on august 28.