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.
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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 |
I am 75 miles north of yea. Just cloudy around here.
I have the perfect storm watching spot. I live right on the water on a peninula that jutes out a half mile into Galveston Bay. The only better spot would be a beach house on the Gulf of Mexico, and staying there would be a BAD idea. Here I am 12 feet up.
Well, you keep an eye out there in SL - Doc Frank said the storm *might* dam up the Bay like Allison did and it’ll start running upstream like before!
Yea I saw that with TS Francis, pushed water in for 3 days before comming ashore lots of local flooding. My side of SL is 12 ft up. The other side is 3 ft up. Happy to be on the high side!
bump
My generator is collecting rust.
Humberto is heading your way! Hipe yall don’t get pounded too badly.
hipe=hope
Over here...
I was just telling on the other Humberto thread that my local news just showed that the bayou by my house “only has to come up *30 more feet* to flood,” lol!
*what, me worry?*
I just don’t like the projected recurvature, like TS Allison. That’s a little worrisome.
12 feet up is good. Lets ride this one out.
there is another thread? Shut them down, I say! LOL
Yeah, my last house backed up to a bayou tributary and it was an 18 foot embankment on my side, but just 5-6 feet on the other side. They did flood over there sometimes, but I didn’t.
Just sweating that “30 feet” on Brays Bayou, lol. TV gets all freaked out about this. But I’d rather that than complacency!
On the forecast track...the center of Humberto should be crossing the Upper Texas coast within the warning area in the overnight hours.
Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches are expected along the track of Humberto through eastern Texas as well as western and central Louisiana...with isolated maximum accumulations of 15 inches possible.
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Been living on this Bay for 30 years have not left yet. This is a baby, no problem at all. Rita had me a little worried I must admit.
Before I found this one of NN’s, it was the only one with Humberto in the title when I searched.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1895434/posts
Thanks, yet again.
LaPorte here and hoping for the best. Floods could be a problem.
Seems to be following Allison path but moving faster.
7 mph is rather pokey—expect lots of rain.
Blowing 20 out of the N.E. Light rain, seas 3-4 feet. B at 29.8 and falling.
Oh goodness. Just what we need, more rain. The ground is saturated as it is, the rains got nowhere to go but into the street.
Rumor is 13 inches of rain, and that’s going to keep me in my home tomorrow. My neighborhood flodds. (sigh)
Hi NN. :-)
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