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sue miller · 09-13-2007, 04:18 AM

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Hurricane Humberto Tropical Cyclone Update
Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl Al092007
210 Am Cdt Thu Sep 13 2007

Noaa Nws Doppler Radar And Air Force Reconnaissance Aircraft Data
Indicate That At Around 200 Am Cdt...0700 Utc...the Center Of
Hurricane Humberto Crossed The Texas Coast Just East Of High Island
With Maximum Winds Of 85 Mph...135 Km/hr.

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Forecaster Mainelli

sue miller · 09-13-2007, 04:26 AM

Doubt they will upgrade, it is now over land

Cruise Cat · 09-13-2007, 06:56 AM

Wow, this was really close to land yesterday evening and over "the shelf", so I was really surprised at how much it stregthened.

Char · 09-13-2007, 08:30 AM

Fastest developing hurricane I've ever seen!

canarymoon · 09-13-2007, 09:22 AM

Wow -
Sue was really ON this last night! Great work, Sue!

They kept saying he might strengthen to a Hurricane before landfall, and he did!!

Let's hope for a quick transit throught already soggy areas and lots of good soaking rain for some of the US's drought stricken areas.

canarymoon · 09-13-2007, 09:33 AM

I see landfall was near (east of) High Island.
We last drove through there in August. Boy, that is one LOW and FLAT area!

canarymoon · 09-13-2007, 10:13 AM

Port Arthur, TX Police Dept reporting 'massive' power outages. All police and emergency orrices operating on backup generators.

canarymoon · 09-13-2007, 10:14 AM

Dr Jeff Masters, in his blog this morning:

A surpriseHurricane Humberto ripped into Texas near the Louisiana border this morning, bringing winds of 85 mph and torrential rains to the coast. Humberto didn't even exist yesterday morning, and grew from a tropical depression at 11am EDT to a hurricane just 14 hours later. As the hurricane intensified, it grew in size and height, allowing the storm to respond to upper-level winds that changed its course to a north-northeastly path. This allowed Humberto to stay over water parallel to the coast for the crucial hours needed for it to reach hurricane strength. Storms like Humberto give us the sobering reminder that as much as hurricane forecasting has improved in recent years, there is still much we do not understand--particularly in regards to intensity forecasting. If Humberto had had another 12-24 hours over water, it could have been a major hurricane that would have hit without enough time to evacuate those at risk.

SOURCE:
Wunder Blog : Weather Underground

canarymoon · 09-13-2007, 10:23 AM

Beaumont, TX reporting 100,000 without power.

Schools is cancelled there.

canarymoon · 09-13-2007, 10:32 AM

There is now one reported death from Humberto - in Bridge City, LA.