HURRICANE HUMBERTO

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HURRICANE HUMBERTO

• EIGHTH NAMED STORM OF 2007, BUT THE FIRST
  HURRICANE IN TWO YEARS TO HIT USA
• TRANSFORMED FROM A TROPICAL STORM TO A HURRICANE
  WITHIN 18 HOURS
• SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2007

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TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO WEDNESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER
2007
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HUMBERTO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE ON 13 SEPTEMBER
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HURRICANE HUMBERTO

• Humberto started as a tropical storm in the warm
  waters of the Gulf of Mexico near a 450-km-long
  (270 mi) stretch of the coasts of Texas and
  Louisiana.
• Humberto set a record when it was transformed in
  less than 18 hours from a tropical storm to a
  category 1 hurricane with 135 km/hr (80 mi/hr)
  winds.
• Humberto arrived in Texas 13 days after 107th
  anniversary of Galveston hurricane.

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HIGH SURF IN GALVESTON, TX 13 DAYS AFTER 107TH
ANNIVERSARY
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PLANNING FOR HURRICANE HUMBERTO

• In their emergency response planning, Texas and
  Louisiana officials considered Humberto to be a
  rain event, not an evacuation event.

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PLANNING FOR HURRICANE HUMBERTO

• Texas was already water logged from heavy rains
  from Tropical Storm Erin.
• Expecting extensive flooding, Texas Governor Rick
  Perry added additional assets by activating 50
  military vehicles with 200 soldiers, 6
  helicopters, and 2 swift-water rescue teams.
• Crews from the US Coast Guad were placed on
  standby.

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HURRICANE HUMBERTOS LANDFALL

• Humberto made landfall near High Island, TX near
  the Texas-Louisiana border.
• Landfall was only 84 km (50 miles) from the
  location of Hurricane Ritas landfall in 2005.
• Areas of Louisiana still have not fully recovered
  from Hurricane Rita.

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HURRICANE HUMBERTOS LANDFALL HIGH ISLAND, TX

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DAMAGE TO GAS STATION HIGH ISLAND, TX

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HURRICANE HUMBERTOS LANDFALL HIGH ISLAND, TX

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HURRICANE HUMBERTO WIND DAMAGE STOWELL, TX
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HURRICANE HUMBERTO FLOODING STOWELL, TX
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HURRICANE HUMBERTO DAMAGE BEAUMONT, TX
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SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO

• Over 100,000 residents of Texas and 13,000 IN
  Louisiana lost electrical power from wind and
  widespread flooding.
• Three oil refineries suspended operations.
• Homecoming events cancelled.