I’m officially declaring the 2025 hurricane season over for the state of Texas ! And before you think that’s a bold statement, here’s why it’s not.

Going all the way back to 1842, Texas has never been hit by a tropical system after October 15. The last and only time it came close was that very day, October 15, 1989 , when Hurricane Jerry made landfall in Southeast Texas.

Jerry came ashore at Jamaica Beach as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph at 7:30 p.m. CDT.

Sadly, three people lost their lives after their car drove off the Galveston Seawall.

The storm also spawned three documented tornadoes that tore roofs off homes in Galveston and Kemah, sustaining around $2 million in damage .

Since then, from October 16 through the official end of hurri

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