Alex makes landfall along Mexican coast
Posted July 1, 2010 9:20 am.
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The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is now a tropical storm.
Hurricane Alex made landfall along the coast of Mexico as a category 2 storm.
However, as it moved inland, the winds died down and it has been downgraded.
As a result of the storm, heavy rain is in the forecast for Texas and some parts of the state have been evacuated as a precaution.
Alex is causing problems for BP’s oil clean-up. skimming boats have been docked and there are reports more tar balls are washing up on beaches of states along the Gulf coast.
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