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Hurricane Alex could make landfall in Mexico, Texas Wednesday evening
By: cnn.comPosted On: 06/30/2010 3:25 P
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Hurricane Alex was aiming its fury toward southern Texas and northeastern Mexico on Wednesday as it churned in the western Gulf of Mexico, but it was "moving in no hurry," the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Alex was aiming its fury toward southern Texas and northeastern Mexico on Wednesday as it churned in the western Gulf of Mexico, but it was "moving in no hurry," the National Hurricane Center said.
Alex had not strengthened Wednesday morning but was forecast to do so later in the day, the center said.
The Category 1 storm, which became the first June hurricane to form on the Atlantic side of North and Central America since 1995, is expected to make landfall in Mexico on Wednesday evening or early Thursday, after making a westward turn.
At 11 a.m. ET, Alex was moving west-northwest in the Gulf of Mexico at 7 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and was about 190 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, and 145 miles east of La Pesca, Mexico.
Winds are nearing tropical storm strength (39 mph) along the coast of South Padre Island, Texas, according to CNN meteorologist Sean Morris, and heavy showers and thunderstorms associated with the hurricane's outer bands are affecting the Gulf Coast from Texas to Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
Coastal flood advisories have been issued for Louisiana and Mississippi. Minor flooding is expected along the shore, Morris said.
A hurricane warning was issued for the Gulf Coast from Baffin Bay, Texas, to La Cruz, Mexico. A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions and tropical storm-force winds are expected in the forecast area within 36 hours.
A tropical storm warning was in place along the Texas coast from Baffin Bay to Port O'Connor.
A tornado watch for the lower and middle Texas coast was in effect until 8 p.m. CT (9 p.m. ET) Wednesday. Tornadoes are possible as the outer bands of the hurricane move onshore. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
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