Hurricane Humberto lashes Texas

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Hurricane Humberto lashes Texas

Hurricane Humberto came ashore in Texas early Thursday morning as a Category One storm.

Naomi Dempsey looks for items to salvage Thursday in the attic of her grandparent's home in High Island, Texas.

Jack Payton, 72, sits in front of his High Island, Texas, home, which was severely damaged by high winds from Hurricane Humberto. His wife, Connie, removes a wreath from the front door. They said they plan to stay with relatives until their home can be repaired.

Alan Desormeaux helps clean up around the overturned office trailer at Rocky's RV Park and Fishing Pier in Gilchrist, Texas, on Thursday.

Timothy Marvin cleans up debris in the yard of his father's home in High Island, Texas, on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto tore through the area.

Power poles downed by Hurricane Humberto are scattered along Highway 124 between Winnie and High Island, Texas, on Thursday.

A man rides his bike through a flooded street in the Uptown section of New Orleans on Thursday. Humberto dumped heavy rain on much of Louisiana, flooding streets as it lumbered across the state.

Vela Rogers, 73, surveys the damage around her home caused by Hurricane Humberto Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 in Stowell, TX.

Thomas Moses, 61, picks up his bedroom window that was blown out by high winds caused by Hurricane Humberto Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 in Stowell, TX.

Wilson Hardin, 3, of Abilene, Texas reacts to the strong wind as his grandmother, Debra Hanes of Hamilton holds him while they watch surfers in Galveston brave the choppy surf brought on by Troipical Storm Humberto on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007. At far left are his grandfather Mike Hanes of Hamilton and his mother Tanya Hardin of Abilene.

A surfer in Galveston, Texas, braves the choppy surf brought on by Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, in Galveston.

A surfer tries to catch a wave near the Flagship Hotel in Galveston, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007. Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico after a warning was issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts because of the flooding danger from expected heavy rains, forecasters said.

Barbara Joshua, left, and her husband Marshall, who is holding their 18-month old daughter Raeney, watch the waves from a jetty near 35th Street in Galveston, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007. Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico after a warning was issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts because of the flooding danger from expected heavy rains, forecasters said.

Ships remained tied down on their docks at the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas, U.S. on Wednesday, September 12, 2007.The Houston Ship Channel, part of the largest U.S. petroleum port, closed to traffic as Tropical Storm Humberto approached, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Ships remained tied down on their docks at the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas, U.S. on Wednesday, September 12, 2007.The Houston Ship Channel, part of the largest U.S. petroleum port, closed to traffic as Tropical Storm Humberto approached, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

In this image provided by NOAA, Hurricane Humberto is shown Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 at 11:31 p.m. EDT. Humberto strengthened into a hurricane early Thursday as it edged toward the Texas coast, packing 80 mph winds and promising more rain and possible flooding to a state coming off one of the wettest summers in more than 50 years.

This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Humberto taken at 4:15 a.m. EDT as it came ashore in southeast Texas as it made its way to eastern Louisiana. The Category 1 storm made landfall about five miles east of High Island, near Sea Rim State Park, meteorologist Jim Sweeney said.

This NOAA satellite image taken, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows Hurricane Humberto off the Texas coast and a front extends from the lower Mississippi Valley northeastward across the Southeast. Farther north, a cold front is sagging southeastward through the Northern Plains.

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Naomi Dempsey looks for items to salvage Thursday in the attic of her grandparent's home in High Island, Texas.

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