Alex becomes a hurricane

A palm tree yielding in a tropical storm

Alex has intensified to become the first hurricane of the 2010 season, making it the first June hurricane in the Atlantic since 1995. Hurricane forecast to hit Texis/Mexico border on Thursday.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the storm is located approximately 175 miles (280 kilometres) east of La Pesca in Mexico and packs sustained winds of around 80 mph (130 kmph).

Alex

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