Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas coasts

June 30, 2010 by John McRae 

People board up the windows of their home in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Alex, the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, in La Carbonera, northeastern Mexico, Wednesday June 30, 2010. Currently a Category 1 hurricane, Alex could upgrade to Category 2, with winds of at least 96 mph (154 kph), when it makes landfall Wednesday evening or early Thursday about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Matamoros, Mexico, and Brownsville, Texas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP – The first Atlantic hurricane of the year grew to a powerful Category 2 storm as it neared Mexico’s Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday, whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and delivering tar balls and globs of crude onto already soiled beaches.


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