Thursday, September 13, 2007

Sudden Hurricane hits Texas

Humberto surprised forecasters early today by quickly strengthening into a hurricane before hitting southeast Texas. The storm made landfall near High Island with 85 mph winds. Humberto is the third named hurricane of the 2007 season.

A soggy Hurricane Humberto plowed into southeastern Texas early Thursday, making landfall just north of Galveston, the National Hurricane Center reported.

The storm, which had quickly grown from a tropical depression to a Category 1 hurricane, came ashore near High Island in Galveston County around 2am (3am ET) with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The storm drenched Galveston, flooding its streets with water and debris, while the strong winds knocked down power lines and cut electricity.

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