Alex Hits Mexico’s Gulf Coast As Cat 2 Hurricane (ap)

Children evacuees look out from a convention center being used as a shelter several hours before the expected arrival of Hurricane Alex, the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, in Matamoros, northeastern Mexico, on the border with Texas, 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 south of Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP – Hurricane Alex made landfall on Mexico’s Gulf coast as a powerful Category 2 storm Wednesday, spawning tornadoes in nearby Texas, forcing evacuations in both countries and whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and pushed crude onto beaches.

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