Alex Making Landfall

Hurricane Alex is making landfall as a category 2 with winds of 100 mph, gusting to 115 mph. Take a look at the satelite image below:

The eye of the hurricane is 111 miles south of Brownsville, Texas. The pressure of the hurricane is down to 948, making this a very strong storm even though the winds are only at 100 mph. It appears the most damage/deaths from this storm will be post landfall. The slow movement and abundant moisture will allow for very heavy rains in south Texas and northern Mexico, where flooding is already occurring. The remnants of this system will likely sit over northern Miexico for the next several days.

Alex Pickman