Hurricane Humberto formed and strengthened faster than any other tropical cyclone on record within 18 hours of landfall ; developing on September 12 , 2007 in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico , the cyclone quickly strengthened and struck High Island , Texas , with winds of about 90 mph ( 150 km\/h ) early on September 13 .
Hurricane Humberto was a minimal hurricane that formed and intensified faster than any other tropical cyclone on record before landfall . Developing on September 12 , 2007 , in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico , the cyclone rapidly strengthened and struck High Island , Texas , with winds of about 90 mph ( 150 km\/h ) early on September 13 .