Posted on 09/12/2007 7:57:20 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Disturbance has formed in the NW Gulf of Mexico. Radar indicates a defined surface circulation. The system may strengthen into a tropical depression later today, with the possibility of further strengthening into a tropicalstorm prior to landfall. Houston and Galveston are under flash flood watches.
Buoy Data NW GOM
Storm Surge graphic
Radar/Satellite Images
Long Range Houston/Galveston Radar
Additional Resources:
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Oh, lucky you! Seabrook and that whole area is gorgeous! I don’t get over there as much as I’d like to.
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Bump!
Yup. That’s when it rains so hard even the frogs drown.
We’ve always called them toad soakers.
Hubby and I got caught by Humberto in Beaumont. When we left home yesterday the storm wasn’t much of anything, so we didn’t think we needed to change our plans.
Thank God it wasn’t worse. Being on the 9th floor of a hotel with no power, etc. was not pleasant and it’s not something I want to do again.
All in all it was just an inconvenience for us but it offered some good lessons.
TD 8 will officially become Ingrid at 11, models have initialized it as a TS.
Should be a non-story for all but die hard weather observers though as it either dies or slowly strengthens as it heads out into the open atlantic in the next few days.
Thanks!
I’ve been here for over 20 years and aside from the increased traffic I have no complaints. It is a pretty area and I’m glad to call it home. ;-)
I don’t see much that would indicate any real shot at tropical development in the GOM over the next few days.
I also think there is a real chance that Cape Verde storms will present little threat to the U.S. for the remainder of the season as autumn westerlies begin to kick in.
I mentioned “home grown” storms would be the main threat a few weeks ago — I still think along those lines, but I am starting to feel like this will be another largely quiet year for landfalling hurricanes in the U.S. After 2005, sort of amazing that Humberto is the first landfalling Hurricane since Wilma, almost 2 yrs ago.
God bless John Simon.
I like to stand outside and watch the storms roll in. Maybe I won’t do that anymore.
Uh-oh...here comes Ingrid. The two girls I knew by that name were really mean!
Humberto didn’t exist until late Wednesday afternoon, and wasn’t even a tropical storm until almost midday, strengthening from a tropical depression with 35-mph winds to a hurricane with 85-mph winds in just 18 hours, senior hurricane specialist James Franklin said at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
“To put this development in perspective, no tropical cyclone in the historical record has ever reached this intensity at a faster rate near landfall. It would be nice to know, someday, why this happened,’’ Franklin said.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5128029.html
pretty neat!
Hurricanes are so unpredictable.
I wonder what surprises this hurricane season has yet in store for us.
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