Hurricane Humberto (2007)

Basin

North Atlantic

Dates

September 12, 2007 to September 14, 2007

Peak strength

Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)

Lowest pressure

985 mb (29.09 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

1.8

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi) from the center at its widest

Hurricane-force wind reached

15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)

Overall size

180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

85 kt (98 mph)

Fastest the center moved

11 kt (13 mph)

Identifier

AL092007

Radar at KHGX as it neared land, Sep 13, 07:00 UTC

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

1 (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

13

Property damage

$39 million

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

103 in 11 reports from 6 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

49 hurricane (typhoon), 11 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 9 tornado, 6 tropical storm, 4 heavy rain, 4 funnel cloud, 3 lightning, 3 tropical depression, 3 hail.

9 tornadoes recorded in the United States, strongest first.

The Weather Prediction Center attributes 2,354 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 14.13 inches (359 mm).

WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Hurricane Humberto made landfall around 1 am in rural southwestern Jefferson County, in McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. The minimum pressure was estimated to be around 985 mb. While maximum winds were estimated to be 80 knots or 90 mph, hurricane-force winds were confined to a 15 mile wide area. Cities that saw the highest winds of 60 to 80 mph include Port Arthur, Sabine Pass, and Nederland. Damage was primarily trees blown down, roof damage, and power lines downed. At least 12 injuries were reported, due to snake bites, cuts and bruises, and a few broken bones. Power outages occurred to over 100,000 customers. Most urban locations had power back up within a few days, but some rural locations saw power out for up to a week. Maximum storm tides were 4.87 ft MLLW at Texas Point and 4.07 ft MLLW at Sabine Pass North. This resulted in minor beach erosion.

Jefferson, Texas · Hurricane (Typhoon) · Sep 13, 07:00 UTC

Hurricane Humberto moved into Orange County around 3:15 am between Vidor and Bridge City. Hurricane force winds were confined to a 15 mile wide area. Cities that saw the highest winds of 50 to 70 mph include Vidor, Bridge City, and Mauriceville. Damage was primarily trees blown down, roof damage, and power lines downed. One fatality occurred in Bridge City where an 80 year old man went outside to check on his property, and a carport fell on him. Power outages occurred to over 20,000 customers. Most urban locations had power back up within a few days, but some rural locations saw power out for up to a week.

Orange, Texas · Hurricane (Typhoon) · Sep 13, 09:15 UTC

Hurricane Humberto moved into extreme northwestern Calcasieu Parish around 6 am. Hurricane force winds were confined to less than a 15 mile wide area. Damage was primarily trees blown down, roof damage, and power lines downed, north of the Vinton area. Power outages occurred to less than 5,000 customers. Most of the power was restored in 24 hours.

Calcasieu, Louisiana · Hurricane (Typhoon) · Sep 13, 12:00 UTC

Hurricane Humberto moved over extreme southwestern Beauregard Parish around 6 am. Hurricane force winds were confined to less than a 15 mile wide area. Damage was primarily trees blown down, roof damage, and power lines downed, near the Fields area. Power outages occurred to less than 5,000 customers. Most of the power was restored in 24 hours.

Beauregard, Louisiana · Hurricane (Typhoon) · Sep 13, 12:00 UTC

The Georgia Department of Transportation reported that lightning struck a transformer on a power pole adjacent to interstate-85 near Fairburn. This resulted in the attached power line falling down on the interstate. All lanes of the interstate had to be closed while the line was repaired.

Fulton, Georgia · Lightning · Sep 13, 18:50 UTC

Flooding from heavy rain washed a small railroad bridge out over Muckle Creek on the north side of Jackson. Amtrak train number 29 was stopped and passengers were placed on buses to continue their trip.

Hinds, Mississippi · Flash Flood · Sep 14, 07:00 UTC

Locally heavy rain, 4 to 6 inches, caused a portion of Myers Road to wash out. One person was injured as they drove a vehicle into the washed out road.

Montgomery, Mississippi · Flash Flood · Sep 14, 09:45 UTC

The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that heavy rain, on the order of three to four inches across the area in a four hour period, had resulted in road closures in the north part of Dalton, specifically Willowdale Road at U.S. Highway 41, and also a little further north along Georgia Highway 71, Cleveland Highway, near Wailing Road.

Whitfield, Georgia · Heavy Rain · Sep 14, 09:54 UTC

The public reported a brief tornado touchdown in the River Bluff Development on South River Road. Numerous trees were blown down in the area. The tornado touched down again briefly at 620 pm just northeast of Lillington.

Harnett, North Carolina · Tornado · Sep 14, 22:10 UTC

Law enforcement reported that a portion of Interstate 95 was flooded and closed with cars several submerged. Several water rescues were conducted by the local fire department.

Johnston, North Carolina · Flash Flood · Sep 15, 02:45 UTC

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A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Wikipedia article: Hurricane Humberto