Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane in the 2010 Atlantic Basin season, is making landfall in northeastern Mexico.  There is quite a bit of moisture associated with this system, as the following WTI image shows.

 

The summary statistics from the National Hurricane Center as of 9pm eastern time are as follows:

SUMMARY OF 800 PM CDT…0100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…24.3N 97.5W
ABOUT 40 MI…65 KM NNE OF LA PESCA MEXICO
ABOUT 110 MI…180 KM S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…100 MPH…155 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…948 MB…27.99 INCHES