Hurricane Pictures - Hurricanes for the year 2010
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Hurricane Alex                          Hurricane Alex Track (coming later) June 29, 2010 Alex took several days to organize in the westcentral Caribbean. On June 25 it was classified as the first tropical depression of the 2010 hurricane season just northeast of Honduras. Alex continued westward and by 24 hours later was making landfall on the coast of Belize with 65 mph winds. By Monday, June 28, Alex was west of the Yucatan peninsula in the Bay of Campeche. Alex slowly gained strength and took on a multi-spiraled look by Tuesday. The eyewall closed off Tuesday evening and Alex was named the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. A ridge of high pressure was building over the central United States Wednesday sending Hurricane Alex on a more westerly course. With warm Gulf waters and light wind shear, Alex's central pressure started to drop much more rapidly. Alex made landfall near the town of Soto La Marina, Mexico at 9 pm cdt with top sustained winds of 105 mph. Lowest pressure at landfall was 947 mb. Alex brought heavy rain to Mexico and south Texas. Rainfall amounts of 6 1/4" to near 7 1/4" was reported at Brownsville and McAllen, Texas respectively. Doppler radar estimated rainfall in excess of 11 inches in south Texas with similar amounts in northeast Mexico.