POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HUMBERTO...COR SURGE DATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1045 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2007
NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY...AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.
COUNTIES INCLUDED:
BRAZOS...BURLESON...MADISON...HOUSTON...TRINITY...POLK...WASHINGTON...SAN
JACINTO...WALKER...GRIMES...MONTGOMERY...AUSTIN...WALLER...HARRIS...LIBERTY
...COLORADO...JACKSON...WHARTON...MATAGORDA...FORT BEND...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON
...CHAMBERS.
A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KIAH - BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT
29.59 -95.21 1012.2 12/2153 030/013 12/1131 030/013 12/1131
KHOU - HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT
29.38 -95.16 1011.8 13/0153 050/016 12/2053 050/021 12/2053
KDWH - TOMBALL
30.04 -95.33 1011.5 13/0709 050/010 13/0453 050/010 13/0453
KPSX - PALACIOS
28.43 -96.15 1011.0 12/2153 010/014 12/1653 010/019 12/1653
KLBX - LAKE JACKSON/ANGLETON
29.06 -95.27 1010.2 12/2353 350/015 13/0015 350/024 13/015
KLVJ - PEARLAND
29.31 -95.14 1011.2 13/0153 010/016 13/0210 010/021 13/0153
KSGR - SUGARLAND
29.37 -95.39 1012.5 12/2153 020/013 12/1728 030/019 13/0042
KUTS - HUNTSVILLE
30.44 -95.35 1013.1 12/2153 010/006 12/0553 010/006 12/0553
KCXO - CONROE
30.21 -95.24 1012.3 12/2153 360/010 12/1753 360/010 12/1753
KGLS - GALVESTON
29.16 -94.51 1007.0 13/0252 030/030 13/0323 030/044 13/0321
KCLL - COLLEGE STATION
30.34 -96.21 1012.8 12/2253 020/011 12/0953 020/011 12/0953
REMARKS: NONE.
UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: UNKNOWN ANEMOMETER HEIGHT AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD.
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KBYY- BAY CITY
28.58 -95.51 1010.8 12/2105 360/013 12/1945 350/020 13/0005
KARM - WHARTON
29.15 -96.09 1011.9 12/2124 010/012 12/2204 010/016 12/2204
K11R - BRENHAM
30.13 -96.23 1013.2 12/2202 010/010 12/1859 020/014 12/1939
JBHT2 - JAMAICA BEACH
29.12 -94.59 1007.3 13/0214 030/030 13/0047 330/035 13/0336
TXDOT 3300 - GALVESTON CAUSEWAY
29.29 -94.87 M M M /011 13/0240 M /033 13/0218
TXDOT 4240 - JAMAICA BEACH
29.08 -95.12 M M M /020 13/0159 M /031 13/0209
TXDOT 4260 - BOLIVAR AT LOOP 108
29.37 -94.77 M M M /035 13/0353 M /043 13/0410
TXDOT 4280 - ROLLOVER PASS AT GILCHRIST
M M M M M /048 13/0624 M /058 13/0640
ADDITIONAL UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS...
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LOCATION PEAK DATE/
GUST TIME
(KT) (UTC)
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KEMAH 360/030 13/0400
TEXAS CITY 360/022 13/0030
HITCHCOCK 045/038 13/0230
LEAGUE CITY 360/024 13/0415
ALVIN 340/013 13/0215
REMARKS: ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS WITH NO DATA
QUALITY CONTROL.
M DENOTES MISSING OR UNAVAILABLE DATA.
B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND.
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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42035 22 NM EAST OF GALVESTON
29.22 -94.40 991.7 13/0450 120/050 13/0410 120/064 13/0405
05/10
42019 60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT
27.91 -95.36 1007.3 12/1250 280/024 12/1820 280/029 12/1529
05/10
UNOFFICIAL MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: UNKNOWN ANEMOMETER HEIGHT. WIND AVERAGED OVER SIX MINUTE PERIODS.
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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GALVESTON BAY - MORGANS POINT
29.41 -94.59 1009.5 13/0600 040/016 12/2000 040/021 13/0200
GALVESTON BAY - EAGLE POINT
27.30 -94.54 1007.8 13/0518 030/028 13/0130 040/033 13/0200
GALVESTON BAY - NORTH JETTY
29.21 -94.44 1003.4 13/0406 020/043 13/0412 020/052 13/0424
GALVESTON BAY - SOUTH JETTY
29.20 -94.42 1003.4 13/0500 100/045 13/0400 100/065 13/0200
GALVESTON BAY - PIER 21
29.19 -94.47 1005.1 13/0348 N/A N/A N/A N/A
GALVESTON BAY - ROLLOVER PASS
29.31 -94.31 N/A N/A 360/052 13/0624 360/066 13/0624
GALVESTON BAY - PLEASURE PIER
29.17 -94.47 1003.7 13/0406 030/043 13/0336 020/056 13/0348
USCG FREEPORT
28.57 -95.18 1008.5 13/0012 030/021 12/2124 020/029 12/2124
REMARKS: NONE
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC SEPTEMBER 12 UNTIL 0559 UTC
SEPTEMBER 13 2007
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID
RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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BUSH-INTERCONTINENTAL HARRIS KIAH 0.24
29.59 -95.21
HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT HARRIS KHOU 0.44
29.38 -95.16
TOMBALL HARRIS KDWH 0.47
30.04 -95.33
PALACIOS MATAGORDA KPSX 0.02
28.43 -96.15
LAKE JACKSON/ANGLETON BRAZORIA KLBX 1.55
29.06 -95.27
PEARLAND BRAZORIA KLVJ 1.09
29.31 -95.14
SUGARLAND FORT BEND KSGR 0.12
29.37 -95.39
HUNTSVILLE WALKER KUTS 0.01
30.44 -95.35
LEAGUE CITY GALVESTON KHGX 1.88
29.48 -95.05
CONROE MONTGOMERY KCXO 0.22
30.21 -95.24
GALVESTON GALVESTON KGLS 4.53
29.16 -94.51
COLLEGE STATION BRAZOS KCLL 0.00
30.34 -96.21
UNOFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC SEPTEMBER 12 UNTIL 0559 UTC
SEPTEMBER 13 2007
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
(IN)
LAT LON
DEG DECIMAL
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EAST BAY BAYOU @ JONES & ALLEN CHAMBERS 5050 14.13
29.63 -94.41
GIWW @ SH 124 BRIDGE CHAMBERS/GALVESTON 8100 9.84
29.60 -94.39
SPINDLETOP BAYOU @ SH 124 BRIDGE CHAMBERS 4600 8.11
29.75 -94.38
ALVIN BRAZORIA ALVT2 1.08
BAYTOWN HARRIS BATT2 0.70
BRENHAM WASHINGTON BHMT2 0.20
FREEPORT BRAZORIA DOWT2 2.01
GALVESTON CG STATION GALVESTON GLST2 6.50
JAMAICA BEACH GALVESTON JBHT2 5.80
LAKE LIVINGSTON SAN JACINTO LVDT2 0.16
MATAGORDA MATAGORDA MTGT2 0.36
NEW CANEY MONTGOMERY NCAT2 0.40
SUGARLAND FORT BEND SUGT2 0.15
KEMAH GALVESTON 1.83
TEXAS CITY GALVESTON 2.68
HITCHCOCK GALVESTON 1.97
LEAGUE CITY GALVESTON 1.67
FRIENDSWOOD GALVESTON 0.93
ALVIN BRAZORIA 0.71
GALVESTON CAUSEWAY GALVESTON 3.23
JAMAICA BEACH GALVESTON 4.84
BOLIVAR AT LOOP 108 GALVESTON 7.01
ROLLOVER PASS @ GILCHRIST GALVESTON 8.31
21ST STREET @ HARBOR SIDE GALVESTON 5.08
REMARKS: NONE.
D. INLAND FLOODING...
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GALVESTON...TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND WAS LIMITED
TO THE OVER-TOPPING OF VARIOUS PIERS AND BULKHEADS. A FEW LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS
ALONG AND NEAR THE BAY SIDE OF THE ISLAND RECEIVING MINOR FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY
THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL.
CHAMBERS...NO OFFICIAL REPORTS OF FLOODING.
REMARKS: NONE.
E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND PRIMARY WATER LEVEL...
OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING "G"
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COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE PWL DATE BEACH
OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION
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HARRIS EAGLE POINT 1.42 2.61 13/0212 MINOR
HARRIS MORGANS POINT 0.71 2.01 13/0254 MINOR
GALVESTON NORTH JETTY 1.23 2.95 12/2236 MINOR
GALVESTON SOUTH JETTY N/A 3.24 12/2230 MINOR
GALVESTON G PIER 21 2.18 3.05 13/0506 MINOR
GALVESTON G PLEASURE PIER 1.68 3.62 12/2236 MINOR
GALVESTON ROLLOVER PASS 2.16 2.86 13/0842 MINOR
GALVESTON JAMAICA BEACH 2.52 3.42 13/0350 MINOR
REMARKS: DATUM REFERENCE OF MLLW.
F. TORNADOES...
NO OFFICIAL TORNADOES.
G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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GALVESTON 0 0 0
5 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED, 22 RECEIVED MAJOR
DAMAGE, AND 49 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. 5 MOBILE HOMES RECEIVED MAJOR
DAMAGE, AND 3 HAD MINOR DAMAGE. 5,000 HOMES WERE ISOLATED DUE TO
ROAD CLOSURES. ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS AROUND THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA
AND HIGH ISLAND IS AT LEAST $1.2 MILLION.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN HIGH ISLAND WITH MANY TREES UPROOTED
AND SNAPPED LIMBS. LARGER SNAPPED TREE TRUNKS WERE FOUND IN HIGH
ISLAND NEAR SEVERAL CHURCHES AND HOMES. HIGH ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAD
SEVERAL LIGHT POLES SNAPPED AT THE STADIUM. A COUPLE OF HOMES IN
THIS AREA HAD SHINGLES MISSING AND ROOF DAMAGE. FURTHER INTO TOWN
THE LOCAL HOTEL HAD ROOF DAMAGE WITH PART OF IT MISSING. THE AWNING
FROM THE GAS STATION HAD ALSO COLLAPSED. MANY OF THE UPROOTED TREES
WERE MOST LIKELY DUE TO STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND.
THE DAMAGE ALL LEANED IN ONE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
INDICATING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM THE WESTERN EYE WALL OF THE
HURRICANE. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT FOUND TO BE TWISTED OR LEANING IN
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS INDICATING TORNADO DAMAGE.
POWER POLE DAMAGE CONTINUED ALONG HIGHWAY 87 TOWARDS CANAL CITY
AND GILCHRIST. SOME HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WITH SHINGLES
MISSING BUT THERE APPEARED TO BE NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. LITTLE TO NO
DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
CHAMBERS 0 0 0
LITTLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF WINNIE AND
STOWELL WITH MAINLY A FEW TREES UPROOTED WITH MAINLY LIMBS FALLEN.
SATURATED GROUNDS COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TREES BECOMING UPROOTED
EASILY. SNAPPED POWER POLES WERE NOTED TO BEGIN ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH
OF STOWELL EAST OF THE ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ALONG
HIGHWAY 124. DAMAGE TO POWER POLES WAS NOTED TO CONTINUE SOUTH
ALONG HIGHWAY 124 TOWARDS HIGH ISLAND.
REMARKS...OVERALL DAMAGE WAS INDICATIVE OF 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS OR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM...OR HURRICANE FORCE...WINDS FROM JUST EAST
OF CANAL CITY TO ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF HIGH ISLAND...INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY OF HIGH ISLAND. GUSTS NEAR 90 MPH OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WERE POSSIBLE IN HIGH ISLAND GIVEN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO POWER
POLES...ROOF DAMAGE TO THE HOTEL...TREE TRUNKS BEING SNAPPED AND
THE GAS STATION AWNING COLLAPSING.
&&
BLOOD/OVERPECK/LICHTER
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