Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 12–16, 1989
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Jerry (1989) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic season. It formed on October 12, 1989, 64 mi NW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb on October 16, 1989, and made landfall 14 mi WSW of Galveston, Texas on October 16, 1989 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). The storm lasted 4.3 days and travelled about 1,061 miles (1,707 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 1989 · 01:00 UTC | 14 mi WSW of Galveston, Texas | Cat 1 86 mph | 983 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland, Texas | 20 mi | Oct 16 · 02:00 UTC | Cat 1 77 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 25 mi | Oct 16 · 03:00 UTC | TS 68 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 15 mi | Oct 16 · 03:00 UTC | TS 68 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | 45 mi | Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Beaumont, Texas | 49 mi | Oct 16 · 05:00 UTC | TS 49 mph |
| Tyler, Texas | 53 mi | Oct 16 · 12:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 31 mi | Oct 16 · 14:00 UTC | TD 21 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 19.4°N 92.4°W | 64 mi NW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 19.8°N 92.7°W | 87 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 20.4°N 93.0°W | 130 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 21.0°N 93.2°W | 174 mi NNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 21.7°N 93.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 22.6°N 93.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 23.5°N 93.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 24.2°N 93.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 24.6°N 93.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.0°N 92.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.8°N 93.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 26.5°N 93.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 27.3°N 94.0°W | 141 mi SE of Freeport, Texas |
| Oct 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 28.1°N 94.6°W | 75 mi SE of Freeport, Texas |
| Oct 15 21:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 28.6°N 94.8°W | 42 mi SE of Freeport, Texas |
| Oct 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 29.1°N 95.0°W | 19 mi SW of Galveston, Texas |
| Oct 16 01:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 86 mph | 983 mb | 29.2°N 95.0°W | 14 mi WSW of Galveston, Texas |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 991 mb | 30.4°N 94.9°W | 25 mi NE of New Caney, Texas |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1000 mb | 32.0°N 94.5°W | 20 mi ESE of Henderson, Texas |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 33.8°N 93.8°W | 28 mi NNE of Texarkana, Arkansas |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Jerry made landfall once: 14 mi WSW of Galveston, Texas on October 16, 1989 at 01:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds.
At its peak on October 16, 1989, Jerry was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 982 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
4.3 days, from October 12, 1989 to October 16, 1989, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,061 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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