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Stumble It!UNDATED (AP) - Much of Beaumont, Texas, is in the dark this morning after Hurricane Humberto roared through with heavy rains and sustained winds of up to 80 miles per hour.
The tropical storm surprised forecasters by reaching Category 1 hurricane levels just before making landfall about five miles east of High Island, near Sea Rim State Park.
Flash flood warnings were issued this morning for parts of Southeast Texas and into southwest Louisiana.
The storm brought fears of flooding in some areas already saturated by unusually heavy summer rains. The storm’s rain bands were spreading over the coast and between 5 and 10 inches of rain was expected, with some spots possibly getting as much as 15 inches. But authorities have said evacuations aren’t necessary.
Governor Kathleen Blanco declared a state of emergency for southwest Louisiana as Humberto approached the coast near the Texas-Louisiana border.
Five southwest Louisiana parishes called a state of emergency earlier yesterday.
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