Alex hurricane 2010: major threat for Texas, Mexico
The first Atlantic hurricane of the year, Alex hurricane 2010 plowed ahead toward a collision with the Mexican Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday. Alex, which had winds of 85 mph (135 kph), was the first June hurricane in the Atlantic since 1995.
THE FIRST Atlantic hurricane of the year, Alex hurricane 2010 plowed ahead toward a collision with the Mexican Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday. Due to the Alex in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, it is expected to dump as much as 12 inches of rain in the region, with perhaps 20 inches in isolated areas.
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, Alex, which had winds of 85 mph (135 kph), was the first June hurricane in the Atlantic since 1995. The possibility exists that Alex hurricane could spawn a tornado or two along the coasts of Texas and northeastern Mexico. U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Texas.
At least 10 people were killed when Alex hurricane rainwater unleashed landslides and floods in Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador over the weekend. According to the National Hurricane Center reports, it is expected that, Alex hurricane could become a Category 2 storm with winds of 96 mph (154 kph) before slamming into the coastline Wednesday evening or early Thursday about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas.
The 2010 Hurricane season is expected to be the worst on record since 2005, when $115 billion of damage was done in the wake of Katrina. According to the weather report, Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center of Alex, and tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km) from the center of Alex.
At least 10 people were killed when Alex hurricane rainwater unleashed landslides and floods in Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador over the weekend. According to the National Hurricane Center reports, it is expected that, Alex hurricane could become a Category 2 storm with winds of 96 mph (154 kph) before slamming into the coastline Wednesday evening or early Thursday about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas.
The 2010 Hurricane season is expected to be the worst on record since 2005, when $115 billion of damage was done in the wake of Katrina. According to the weather report, Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center of Alex, and tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km) from the center of Alex.
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