Posted on 06/30/2010 10:37:40 AM PDT by Patriot1259
AccuWeather.com reports conditions will continue deteriorating in Brownsville and across deep South Texas through tonight as Hurricane Alex draws closer to the northeastern Mexican coast. Flooding rain is still the biggest concern for the region.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall as a Category 2 storm north of La Pesca, Mexico late tonight (between 2 and 4 a.m. CDT Thursday). Alex will weaken rapidly as it moves inland through northeastern Mexico Thursday but continue to produce torrential rainfall into South Texas.
Over 2 inches of rain already inundated Brownsville Thursday morning, and rainfall totals will continue to climb through Thursday with life-threatening flooding ensuing. AccuWeather.com experts are still forecasting 4 to 8 inches of rain across the Rio Grande Valley with local amounts up to a foot.
If Alex slows or stalls, these rainfall totals could double....
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It's already Thursday in Brownsville?
Its the international date line. Runs across the tip of Texas if I’m not mistaken.
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