Hurricane Jerry caused minor damage in Texas and flash flooding in Kentucky and Virginia in October 1989.

Despite the issuance of a hurricane warning just eight hours prior to landfall, Jerry caused only three fatalities in Texas, possibly due to the storm's small size; a car fell over the Galveston Seawall, killing its three occupants.

At 1900 UTC on October 12, a reconnaissance aircraft flight confirmed an atmospheric circulation, and the system was then classified as Tropical Depression Fourteen.

[1] While moving north-northwestward, satellite and reconnaissance aircraft reports indicated the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Jerry early on October 13.

Early on October 14, the storm turned to the north-northeast and decelerated in response to an approaching mid- to upper-level trough.

The cut-off low then forced Jerry to re-curve north-northwestward, while stronger steering currents and a high pressure ridge increased the storm's forward motion to more than 10 mph (16 km/h).

While approaching the Gulf Coast of the United States, deep convection began to develop near the center, and by 1800 UTC on October 15, Jerry strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane.

[2] The storm strengthened slightly further before making landfall on Galveston Island near Jamaica Beach, Texas with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) at 0030 UTC on October 16.

Another tropical storm watch was posted from Port O'Connor, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana at 1200 UTC on October 15.

[5] Due to the unpredictability of the storm, a hurricane warning was issued from Freeport, Texas to Intracoastal City, Louisiana at 1600 UTC, only eight hours prior to landfall.

The storm destroyed a 20 miles (32 km) section of Texas State Highway 87, between High Island and Sabine Pass.

[9] In Galveston County, abnormally high astronomical tides and rough surf from Jerry resulted in coastal flood damage.

The eye of the Hurricane went directly over Kemah where waterfront businesses suffered considerable damage, including restaurants, boat docks, and bait stands.

In the upper end of Galveston Bay in Harris County, businesses in low-lying areas were affected by coastal flooding.

Strong winds destroyed four high steel towers, which supported power lines that traversed the northern Galveston Bay near the Houston Ship Channel.

Falling trees blocked numerous roads and struck houses and power lines,[7] leaving approximately 52,000 homes and businesses without electricity, most of them in the Galveston area.

The second tornado, also touching down in Galveston, inflicted roof damage to many businesses, homes, and apartment complexes.

In Floyd County, over 750 students and teachers were stranded at a school in McDowell after the Frasure Creek overflowed, inundating several classrooms with over 2 feet (0.61 m) of water.

According to state disaster assessment teams, hundreds of residents in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia had flood damage to their houses.

[11] Due to the impact from flooding in eastern Kentucky, President George H. W. Bush declared Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties as disaster areas.

On October 19, Governor of West Virginia Gaston Caperton toured flood-ravaged areas of the state, including Mingo and Logan counties.