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Alex Downgraded to Category 1 Storm

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After making landfall in Mexico.

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Hurricane Alex-the first June storm in the Atlantic since 1995-made landfall late on Wednesday night as a Category 2 storm. It hit Mexico's relatively unpopulated Tamaulipas state with 110 mph winds, killing one person, and caused two tornadoes in Brownsville, Texas. It has since been downgraded to a Category 1 storm.

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