Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Posted by: Amanda Reid
Faculty, Staff and Students,
Location/Timing: Hurricane Alex (85 mph with higher gusts) is 130 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, moving northwest at 12 mph. Outer bands currently moving into South Texas with tropical storm wind gusts (39 mph or higher). Tropical storm winds extend out to 200 miles from the storm center.Hurricane winds extend out to 60 miles from the center.Landfall is expected in northeastern Mexico late tonight or early Thursday morning.
Immediate Impacts to the Mid Texas Coast:
Rainfall: Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches can be expected across the inland sections of South Texas from Laredo to Victoria.Rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches with isolated higher amounts are possible along the immediate coast of the Coastal Bend region through Friday with isolated higher amounts. A flash flood watch is in effect
Tornadoes: The outer rain bands from Alex will move rapidly into the coastal bend region today. A tornado watch is in effect for Calhoun, Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg and Jim Wells Counties until 8 p.m. CDT. A Tornado Watch means tornadoes are possible in and close to the watch area and that residents should be on the lookout. Take immediate shelter if a Tornado Warning is issued.
Winds: The first rain band that moved in this past hour produced peak wind gusts up to 64 mph at Baffin Bay, 56 mph at Bob Hall Pier and 52 mph at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. These conditions will likely continue through the afternoon today as the hurricane continues to strengthen.
Bottom line: UHV will continue to monitor the hurricane. We will update you only if there are significant changes to the forecast that would impact our area.Otherwise, this will be the last Hurricane Alex update.
Risk Management Tip Texas Department of Insurance News Release June 29, 2010
Hurricane Preparation Tips from Texas Department of Insurance AUSTIN - As Tropical Storm Alex gathers strength, the Texas Department of Insurance urges residents of coastal areas to review their insurance policies and plan ahead to protect family, and property in the case of a natural disaster.
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