Texas, LA To Expect Tropical Storm: Humberto

A tropical storm, named Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico and has been keeping the people of Texas nervous, as any storm on this scale can. Many officials have recently issued warnings for parts of Texas and Louisiana coasts where heavy rain could cause huge flooding.

“Additional strengthening is possible prior to landfall,” a hurricane center advisory said. “Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches are expected along the middle and upper Texas Coast and in extreme southwestern Louisiana.”

Humberto was already pestering the Houston Ship Channel, which is one of the United States‘ busiest ports. Pilots who have to direct ships through the waterway halted boarding ships due to the rough circumstances.

“These type storms get very intense quickly, and the threat right now is it’s slow-moving,” said Jack Colley, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management agency.

“The big concern is heavy rains in areas that have already been saturated with rain for some months now,” he said.

Is Humberto a cause for worry?

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