Posted on 09/12/2007 12:28:01 PM PDT by Froufrou
Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico after a warning was issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts because of the flooding danger from expected heavy rains, forecasters said.
At 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and its center was about 70 miles south-southwest of Galveston, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm already was dropping rain in Texas and Louisiana. Senior hurricane specialist Jack Beven said about 5 inches to 10 inches of rain was expected along the middle and upper Texas coast and in southwestern Louisiana, with some areas possibly getting as much as 15 inches.
This has been a wet summer for Texas, so the extra rain could be "enough to create some considerable flooding," he said.
The tropical storm was moving toward the north near 6 mph, and its center should be crossing the Texas coast later Wednesday within the warning area between Port O'Connor, Texas, and Cameron, Louisiana.
Forecasters expect storm surge flooding of 2 feet to 3 feet near where the storm's center makes landfall.
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Yeah...like we need more rain around here.
I agree.
Hold onto your hats folks, looks like another possible Allison.
NautiNurse were are you!! I am surprised but not shocked to see how Humberto formed. I see the clouds around here looking strange but no rain yet.
An illegal storm, perhaps?
Just raining on towns that American storms won't?
Perry must have named this one.
Even our storms have Mexican names.....UGH!
rolflmao
I think its a cruel joke generated by that Carl Rove hurricane machine. LOL
NautiNurse were are you!!
Hoo boy. Folks better have their waders handy.
That’s what I’m worried about, too.
Looter Guy is better preparing to get a better load of booty this time....
Aw, hell...ya’ll be careful and keep all the dogs and kitties dry.
I see the barracuda on profile. Those things were ruthless in Freeport. I was hard to reel anything in without them eating half.
There is my girl. I am getting on over there.
Next year the first storm will be ..
Tropical Storm Achmed
LOL!
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