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Hurricane Humberto

Sep 12, 2007 to Sep 14, 2007Peak 92 mph985 mb

Hurricane Humberto passed within 50 miles of 21 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, TX, as a Category 1 on September 13, 2007.

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Hurricane Humberto · 2007

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Humberto on September 12, 2007, about 14 hours before landfall in Jefferson County, TX.

Hurricane Humberto on September 12, 2007, about 14 hours before landfall in Jefferson County, TX.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:49 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
985 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
21
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
42
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Jefferson County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 13, 2007
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Vernon ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Jefferson CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Orange CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Calcasieu ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Allen ParishLA2.3Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Chambers CountyTX4.2Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Galveston CountyTX4.3Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Cameron ParishLA5.9Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Newton CountyTX6.2Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Jasper CountyTX11.2Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Jefferson Davis ParishLA15.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Hardin CountyTX17.1Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Evangeline ParishLA19.3Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Liberty CountyTX19.8Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Brazoria CountyTX25.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Tyler CountyTX32.1Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Harris CountyTX33.8Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Acadia ParishLA35.7Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Sabine CountyTX39.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Matagorda CountyTX41.1Tropical stormSep 12, 2007
Vermilion ParishLA50.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Polk CountyTX51.0Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Fort Bend CountyTX55.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
San Augustine CountyTX57.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Angelina CountyTX59.8Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Montgomery CountyTX61.8Category 1Sep 13, 2007
San Jacinto CountyTX64.6Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Lafayette ParishLA65.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Shelby CountyTX68.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
St. Martin ParishLA68.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Wharton CountyTX70.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Nacogdoches CountyTX74.3Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Calhoun CountyTX83.7Tropical stormSep 12, 2007
Jackson CountyTX84.5Tropical stormSep 12, 2007
Iberia ParishLA84.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Waller CountyTX85.7Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Walker CountyTX89.0Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Austin CountyTX90.8Tropical stormSep 13, 2007
Trinity CountyTX93.8Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Grimes CountyTX98.7Category 1Sep 13, 2007
Colorado CountyTX99.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2007

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.