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NHC AL141989 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Jerry (1989)

October 12, 1989 – October 16, 1989

Hurricane Jerry peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 124 US cities, 34 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
124
At hurricane strength
34

when closest

States
1

Cities Jerry passed near, strongest first

Texas (124)

and 64 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.