🌀 Humberto · Category 1 · 90 mph

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 · 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Hurricane Humberto was a Category 1 hurricane that formed and intensified faster than any other North Atlantic tropical cyclone on record, before landfall. The eighth named storm and third hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, Humberto developed on September 12, 2007, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The tropical cyclone rapidly strengthened and struck High Island, Texas, with winds of about 90 mph (140 km/h) early on September 13. It steadily weakened after moving ashore, and on September 14, Humberto began dissipating over northwestern Georgia as it interacted with an approaching cold front. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 90 mph (80 knots), lowest pressure 985 mb. September 12 – September 14, 2007. Landfall: September 13 at 90 mph, 29.6°N 94.3°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.8. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL092007 (public domain).

🌀 Humberto · Category 1 · 90 mph