Hurricane Humberto (2007)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 12–14, 2007

Peak wind

92 mph

148 km/h · Sep 13

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

985 mb

Landfalls

Texas

Lifetime

2.3 d

Sep 12 – Sep 14

Distance

501 mi

806 km

ACE

1.8

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Humberto

Hurricane Humberto (2007) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 2007, 123 mi SSE of Lake Jackson, Texas, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on September 13, 2007, and made landfall 29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas on September 13, 2007 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 13, 2007). The storm lasted 2.3 days and travelled about 501 miles (806 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 13, 2007 · 07:00 UTC	29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas	Cat 1 92 mph	985 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Pearland, Texas	50 mi	Sep 13 · 04:00 UTC	Cat 1 82 mph
Houston, Texas	60 mi	Sep 13 · 05:00 UTC	Cat 1 87 mph
Pasadena, Texas	49 mi	Sep 13 · 05:00 UTC	Cat 1 87 mph
Beaumont, Texas	14 mi	Sep 13 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 1 82 mph
Jackson, Mississippi	27 mi	Sep 14 · 11:00 UTC	TD 23 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 11 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 12 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1009 mb	27.3°N 95.0°W	116 mi S of Freeport, Texas
Sep 12 12:00	TS	40 mph	1006 mb	27.8°N 95.1°W	81 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas
Sep 12 18:00	TS	52 mph	1001 mb	28.3°N 95.0°W	50 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas
Sep 13 00:00	TS	63 mph	997 mb	28.8°N 94.8°W	35 mi S of Galveston, Texas
Sep 13 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	985 mb	29.5°N 94.4°W	28 mi ENE of Galveston, Texas
Sep 13 07:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	985 mb	29.6°N 94.3°W	29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas
Sep 13 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	989 mb	30.3°N 93.6°W	14 mi WNW of Sulphur, Louisiana
Sep 13 18:00	TS	40 mph	1000 mb	31.0°N 92.9°W	25 mi ENE of DeRidder, Louisiana
Sep 14 00:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	31.7°N 92.3°W	28 mi NNE of Alexandria, Louisiana
Sep 14 06:00	TD low/wave	23 mph	1009 mb	32.4°N 91.3°W	25 mi W of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Sep 14 12:00	TD low/wave	23 mph	1012 mb	32.7°N 90.2°W	11 mi WNW of Canton, Mississippi

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Humberto make landfall?

Humberto made landfall once: 29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas on September 13, 2007 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds.

What category was Humberto?

At its peak on September 13, 2007, Humberto was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Humberto last?

2.3 days, from September 12, 2007 to September 14, 2007, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 501 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Humberto?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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Every storm named Humberto

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1995	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2007	Hurricane Humberto · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	Texas
2013	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	—	→
2019	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2025	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2007

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2007	Hurricane Dean Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico	→
2007	Hurricane Felix Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Nicaragua, Grenada	→
2007	Hurricane Flossie Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2007	Hurricane Noel Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Bahamas, Holguín Province, Cuba	→
2007	Hurricane Henriette Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico	→
2007	Hurricane Lorenzo Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Veracruz, Mexico	→
2007	Hurricane Ivo Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
2007	Hurricane Andrea Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→

See every 2007 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Humberto on Wikipedia.

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