Tropical Storm Humberto

Get your shutters ready here comes Tropical Storm Humberto, Forecasters say Tropical Storm Humberto could bring flooding to parts of coastal Texas and Louisiana. The storm is expected to move from the Gulf of Mexico onto land late Wednesday.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of the Texas and La. coasts, and forecasters keeping an eye on tropical depression number eight which is about 1130 miles East of the Lesser Antilles.

Crude oil prices burst into record territory Wednesday as New York futures topped 80 dollars a barrel, with traders fretting over a big drop in US reserves and a new tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract for light, sweet crude for October.

Tropical Depression 9 in the Gulf of Mexico was upgraded Wednesday to Tropical Storm Humberto and is expected to land along the Texas coast, forecasters said.



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