 After reaching hurricane status late on October 15 , the storm continued to intensify while approaching the coast of Texas . At 2100 UTC , Jerry attained its minimum barometric pressure of 982 mbar ( 29 @.@ 0 inHg ) . The storm strengthened slightly further before making landfall on Galveston Island near Jamaica Beach , Texas with winds of 85 mph ( 140 km / h ) at 0030 UTC on October 16 . Jerry 's landfall is among the latest dates in the satellite era that a hurricane struck the upper Texas coast . After moving inland , the storm then accelerated while turning toward the north and then north @-@ northeastward . At 0600 UTC on October 16 , Jerry weakened to a tropical storm and to a tropical depression about six hours later . Late on October 16 , the cyclone was absorbed by a frontal system over southwestern Arkansas . 
