Hurricane Alex (2010)

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The weather system from which Hurricane Alex developed was first discernible as a disturbance in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) over the central Atlantic, on June 17.{{cite web|last=Pasch|first=Richard J.|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Alex|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012010_Alex.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=2010-01-16|date=2010-12-15|archive-date=2012-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022231911/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL042008_Dolly.pdf|url-status=live}} Over the next few days, most of the disturbance's associated thunderstorm activity was embedded within the ITCZ.{{cite web| author=Mike Tichacek| date=2010-06-15| title=Tropical Weather Discussion| access-date=2010-06-24| publisher=National Hurricane Center| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2010/TWDAT.201006160105.txt| archive-date=2015-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411115218/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2010/TWDAT.201006160105.txt| url-status=live}} The National Hurricane Center (NHC) first mentioned the system as a candidate for tropical cyclone formation on June 20, while it was crossing the Windward Islands into the southeastern Caribbean Sea; at the time, some upper-level wind shear was present, leading to conditions only marginally favorable for development.{{cite web| author=Stewart/Landsea| publisher=National Hurricane Center| date=2010-06-20| title=Tropical Weather Outlook| access-date=2010-06-24| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006202352.txt| archive-date=2015-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411150701/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006202352.txt| url-status=live}} The system moved through the Caribbean, and on June 21, it developed to the extent that the NHC assessed a 50% chance of development into a tropical depression within 48 hours.{{cite web| author=Stacy Stewart| date=2010-06-21| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006212349.txt| title=Tropical Weather Outlook| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-24| archive-date=2015-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411144605/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006212349.txt| url-status=live}} The next day, however, the feature deteriorated, as thunderstorm activity spread across the Greater Antilles, although the upper-level regime remained favorable for eventual redevelopment.{{cite web| author=Brown/Blake| date=2010-06-22| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006221738.txt| title=Tropical Weather Outlook| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-24| archive-date=2015-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411123538/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006221738.txt| url-status=live}}

On June 24, a low-level circulation had gradually become better established to the south of Jamaica, although it was displaced from its poorly organized convection.{{cite web| author=Robbie Berg| publisher=National Hurricane Center| date=2010-06-24| title=Tropical Weather Outlook| access-date=2010-06-24| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006240536.txt| archive-date=2015-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411134548/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006240536.txt| url-status=live}} By 18:00 UTC, a surface low-pressure area had formed about {{convert|105|mi|km}} to the northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua, but due to a lack of persistent thunderstorm activity, it was not yet considered a tropical cyclone. Later that day, convection increased over the center of circulation, and atmospheric pressures dropped across the region.{{cite web| author=Avila/Blake| publisher=National Hurricane Center| date=2010-06-24| title=Tropical Weather Outlook| access-date=2010-06-24| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006240536.txt| archive-date=2015-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411134548/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOAT/2010/TWOAT.201006240536.txt| url-status=live}} Late on June 25, Hurricane Hunters verified the development of a surface low pressure area, which, combined with the increase of thunderstorm activity, indicated the system was a tropical depression. Accordingly, the cyclone was classified as Tropical Depression One at 22:00 UTC, while located about {{convert|345|mi|km}} to the east-southeast of Chetumal, Quintana Roo.{{cite web| author=Avila/Brennan| date=2010-06-25| title=Tropical Depression Special Advisory One| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-10-22| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public.001.shtml| archive-date=2010-08-31| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831170309/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public.001.shtml| url-status=live}} After the end of the hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center revised their analysis and estimated that the system had actually become a tropical depression at around 18:00 UTC. At the time of its formation, the depression was moving to the west-northwest, steered by a high pressure system over the northern Gulf of Mexico.{{cite web| author=Avila/Brennan| date=2010-06-25| title=Tropical Depression Special Discussion One| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.001.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403024324/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.001.shtml| url-status=live}} An anticyclone positioned over the storm created an environment of minimal wind shear, and the depression quickly intensified. At 09:00 UTC on June 26, the system obtained tropical storm status and was given the name Alex.{{cite web| author=Jack Beven| date=2010-06-26| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Three| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.003.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403072253/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.003.shtml| url-status=live}}

As Tropical Storm Alex progressed through the western Caribbean Sea towards the Yucatán Peninsula, it developed a large field of clouds accompanied by well-established outflow throughout its circulation. Its inner structure was initially disorganized,{{cite web| author=Lixion Avila| date=2010-06-26| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Four| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.004.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403035435/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.004.shtml| url-status=live}} although by late on June 26, it became better defined. At about 21:00 UTC, as the tropical storm approached the Belize coast, a Hurricane Hunters flight reported winds of {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}};{{cite web| author=Lixion Avila| date=2010-06-26| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Five| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.005.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402232723/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.005.shtml| url-status=live}} early on June 27, Alex made landfall just north of Belize City at this intensity. Upon moving ashore, an area of convection increased over the center,{{cite web| author=Michael Brennan| date=2010-06-27| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Six| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.006.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403044250/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.006.shtml| url-status=live}} and the convection initially became better defined as it crossed the Yucatán Peninsula. While most tropical cyclones weaken and become disorganized after landfall, Alex seemed to become stronger when viewed on radar and satellite imagery—the National Hurricane Center noted in one of its forecast discussions that the cyclone's structure more closely resembled a hurricane than a deteriorating storm.{{cite web| author=Stacy Stewart| date=2010-06-27| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Seven| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.007.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402210618/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.007.shtml| url-status=live}} Still, after enough time over land, convective activity markedly decreased. Operationally, Alex was downgraded to a tropical depression as it approached the peninsula's western coastline;{{cite web| author=Michelle Brennan| date=2010-06-27| title=Tropical Depression Alex Discussion Eight| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.008.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403003322/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.008.shtml| url-status=live}} however post-analysis determined that Alex remained a minimal tropical storm. Late on June 27, the storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico with a large overall convective structure but little thunderstorm activity near the center due to the interaction with land.{{cite web| author=Erick Blake| date=2010-06-27| title=Tropical Depression Alex Discussion Nine| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.009.shtml| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403015523/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.009.shtml| url-status=live}}

File:Alex Jun 26 2010 1905Z.jpg

When Alex was still located over the Yucatán Peninsula, the NHC remarked upon the potential for significant strengthening. Because of low wind shear and very warm water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, the possibility existed that Alex could intensify into a major hurricane—a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—before its next landfall. Early on June 28, thunderstorm activity had reformed over the center, but over the following day, the combination of dry air, increasing wind shear and slightly cooler water temperatures prevented significant convection from developing over the center.{{cite web| author=Michelle Brennan| date=2010-06-28| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Thirteen| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.013.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704081225/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.013.shtml| url-status=live}} At the same time, Alex was moving slowly off the northwest coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, and the environment's conditions became more favorable for intensification as the tropical storm tracked away from the coast.{{cite web| author=Pasch/Kimberlain| date=2010-06-29| title=Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Fourteen| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.014.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704075952/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.014.shtml| url-status=live}} The circulation envelope of Alex remained very large, and by June 29, the storm's rainbands covered the entire western half of the Gulf of Mexico; rainfall was reported along the Texas and Louisiana coasts, even while the center was still several hundred miles offshore.{{cite web|author=BSG |publisher=Brownsville, Texas National Weather Service |date=2010-06-29 |title=Tropical Storm Alex Local Statement |access-date=2010-06-29 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/WTUS84-KBRO.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701025056/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/WTUS84-KBRO.shtml |archive-date=July 1, 2010 }} The tropical storm continued to strengthen, and based on reports from Hurricane Hunters,{{cite web| author=Richard Pasch| date=2010-06-29| title=Hurricane Alex Discussion Eighteen| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-10-22| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.018.shtml| archive-date=2010-09-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904015803/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.018.shtml| url-status=live}} it is estimated that Alex attained Category 1 hurricane status at 03:00 UTC on June 30, about {{convert|255|mi|km}} southeast of Brownsville, Texas.{{cite web| author=Richard Pasch| date=2010-06-29| title=Hurricane Alex Public Advisory Eighteen| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-10-22| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public.018.shtml| archive-date=2010-09-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913093140/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public.018.shtml| url-status=live}}

Upon becoming a hurricane, Alex was located in a moist, low shear environment, which led to steady intensification on June 30. The pressure continued to fall—a sign of an intensifying cyclone—with a more rapid drop occurring that afternoon and evening.{{cite web| author=Avila, Lixion| date=2010-06-30| title=Hurricane Alex Discussion Twenty-one| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-30| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.021.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704200716/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.021.shtml| url-status=live}} The hurricane strengthened into a Category 2 storm late on June 30, as it approached the northeastern Mexican coast. At 02:00 UTC on July 1, Alex made landfall at peak strength, with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and an unusually low central pressure of {{convert|946|mbar|inHg}} in the municipality of Soto la Marina in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.{{Cite FTP | title=Atlantic Storm 01L| url=ftp://ftp.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/atcf/btk/bal012010.dat| access-date=2010-10-22| author=National Hurricane Center| server=Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System Running Best Track| url-status=dead| year=2010}} Operationally, the National Hurricane Center had the landfall intensity estimate as {{convert|105|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, gusts of {{convert|125|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a of {{convert|947|mbar|inHg|lk=on}} when it struck the Mexican coast.{{cite web| title=Reseña del huracán "Alex" del Océano Atlántico| url=http://smn.conagua.gob.mx/ciclones/tempo2010/atlantico/Alex2010a.pdf| publisher=Servicio Meteorológico Nacional| access-date=2011-01-16| author=Hernández Unzón, Alberto| author2=Bravo Lujano, Cirilo| language=es| year=2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722225053/http://smn.conagua.gob.mx/ciclones/tempo2010/atlantico/Alex2010a.pdf| archive-date=2011-07-22| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| author=Pasch, Berg| date=2010-06-30| title=Hurricane Alex Landfall Statement| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-10-22| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.update.07010158.shtml| archive-date=2010-08-15| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815050422/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.update.07010158.shtml| url-status=live}} Several hours after moving ashore, the storm weakened to Category 1 status,{{cite web| author=Brennan| title=Hurricane Alex Intermediate Advisory Number 22A| date=2010-07-01| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-07-01| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public_a.022.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705155203/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public_a.022.shtml| url-status=live}} and its structure began to deteriorate. However, deep convection persisted around the center.{{cite web| author=Brennan| title=Hurricane Alex Discussion Number 23| date=2010-07-01| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-07-01| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public_a.022.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705155203/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public_a.022.shtml| url-status=live}} By 12:00 UTC, Alex had weakened into a tropical storm;{{cite web| author=Blake/Avila| title=Tropical Storm Alex Intermediate Advisory Number 23A| date=2010-07-01| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-07-01| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public_a.023.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705154907/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.public_a.023.shtml| url-status=live}} by 00:00 UTC July 2, the Sierra Madre Oriental disrupted Alex's core, causing the storm to weaken into a tropical depression. Soon afterward, the storm's low-level circulation center dissipated over San Luis Potosí. However, the interaction with the mountain range caused orographic lift on the eastern side of the storm after the low-level circulation center had ceased to exist, producing torrential rainfall throughout northern and central Mexico.{{cite web| author=Berg| title=Tropical Depression Alex Discussion Number 26| date=2010-07-01| access-date=2010-07-02| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.026.shtml| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704181548/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.026.shtml| url-status=live}} Following the dissipation of Alex, divergence at the 200 mb atmospheric pressure level (approximately at {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} of altitude), a ridge of high pressure located over southern Texas, and Alex's residual moisture interacted to produce intense convection over Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila for the next 72 hours. Alex's mid-level circulation persisted for another several days, with the remnants turning northeastward and slowly moving towards Texas. On July 6, Alex's remnants dissipated near the border of southwestern Texas.{{cite report|url=https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/alex2010.html|title=Hurricane Alex - June 29 - July 6, 2010|author=|website=www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov|publisher=Weather Prediction Center|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2021|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321055521/https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/alex2010.html|url-status=live}}

Immediately after the storm formed on June 25, a tropical storm warning was issued for the entire east coast of Quintana Roo on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Shortly thereafter, the tropical storm warning was extended to include the east coast of Belize.{{cite web| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.001.shtml| title=Tropical Depression One Special Discussion Number 1| last=Avila and Brennan| date=2010-06-25| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-26| archive-date=2012-04-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403024324/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.discus.001.shtml| url-status=live}} Late on June 25, the Government of Honduras issued a tropical storm warning for the islands of Roatan, Guanaja and Utila. A tropical storm watch was also issued from Limón to the border with Guatemala.{{cite web| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.update.06260323.shtml| title=Tropical Depression One Tropical Cyclone Update| last=Brennan and Kimberlain| date=2010-06-25| publisher=National Hurricane Center| access-date=2010-06-26| archive-date=2010-07-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701155811/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/al01/al012010.update.06260323.shtml| url-status=live}}

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As Alex neared hurricane strength on the evening of June 28, a hurricane warning was issued for the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande. The Mexican government also issued a hurricane warning from the Rio Grande south to La Cruz. A tropical storm warning was posted for coastal Texas from Baffin Bay northward to Port O'Connor. Governor of Texas Rick Perry declared a state of disaster in 19 counties and ordered the deployment of Texas Military Forces personnel (including 80 citizen-soldiers of the Texas State Guard Medical Brigade) to the Rio Grande Valley. President Barack Obama also declared a state of emergency, freeing federal funds for 25 counties in Texas.{{cite web| title=Texas is Prepared for Hurricane Alex| url=http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/14816/| access-date=2010-06-30| archive-date=2010-07-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701033424/http://www.governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/14816/| url-status=live}}

On June 29, authorities began evacuations of residents of coastal areas in the Tamaulipas municipalities of Soto la Marina, Matamoros and San Fernando municipalities.{{cite news| last=Aguilar Grimaldo| first=Roberto| title=Evacuan costas de Tamaulipas por 'Alex'| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691621.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703110435/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691621.html| url-status=live}} On June 30, the state's civil defense agency and education secretary announced that schools would be closed throughout the state during the storm. Thirteen shelters were opened in Reynosa,{{cite news| last=Guzmán| first=Julio Manuel L.| title=Tamaulipas suspende clases por 'Alex'| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691681.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703114851/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691681.html| url-status=live}} twenty-two in Matamoros, and ten in San Fernando; a total of 3,000 people sought protection from the storm in the three municipalities.{{cite news| title=Alerta máxima en Tamaulipas por Alex| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691860.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| agency=EFE| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704044107/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691860.html| url-status=live}} Throughout the state, 20,000 people were asked to evacuate to safer areas. Nuevo León schools were also ordered to be closed for at least 24 hours;{{cite news| last=Cedillo| first=Juan| title=Nuevo León suspende clases por 'Alex'| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691718.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704053409/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691718.html| url-status=live}} the Universidad Regiomontana, Universidad de Monterrey and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León followed suit.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Anuncian Universidades de Monterrey suspensión de clases por "Alex"| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf6430c4| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-06-30| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142323/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf6430c4| url-status=live}} In Monterrey, mandatory evacuations alongside the Santa Catarina River were ordered, as well as the evacuation of 5,000 families in the highlands of the city.{{cite news| author=Staff writer| title=Huracán Alex toca tierra en México| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/internacional/2010/07/100630_alex_toca_tierra_lr.shtml| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=BBC Mundo| date=2010-07-01| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703053429/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/internacional/2010/07/100630_alex_toca_tierra_lr.shtml| url-status=live}} Throughout the state, a total of 90 shelters were opened.{{cite web| last=Medina de la Cruz| first=Rodrigo| title=Huracán Alex: Medidas de auxilio y normalización| url=http://www2.nl.gob.mx/pics/pages/primer_informe_gobierno_base/libro_primer_informe_nl_2010.pdf| work=Primer Informe De Gobierno| publisher=Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León| access-date=2011-01-16| author-link=Rodrigo Medina| pages=201| language=es| date=2010-10-14| quote=En conjunto con los municipios, se pusieron en operación 90 albergues, a los que el Sistema DIF Nuevo León entregó el equipamiento necesario como catres, colchonetas, y cobertores entre otros, para brindar atención a más de 10 mil personas durante esta contingencia.| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054900/http://www.nl.gob.mx/pics/pages/primer_informe_gobierno_base/libro_primer_informe_nl_2010.pdf| archive-date=2011-08-11| url-status=dead}} Coahuila did not close its schools, expecting Alex to reach the state as a tropical depression or weaker, but asked its schools to not take attendance.{{cite news| last=Fernández Valverde| first=Hilda| title=Habrá clases en Coahuila, pese a Alex| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691868.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| language=es| archive-date=2012-10-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009041436/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691868.html| url-status=live}}

Prior to Alex making landfall, the Brownsville, Texas National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the southernmost region of the state. The storm was expected to produce heavy rainfall for up to 18 hours, which had the potential to cause significant flooding in poor drainage areas, especially those flooded by Hurricane Dolly in 2008. Officials opened hurricane shelters, and voluntary evacuations were put into place for South Padre Island; at least 1,000 people sought shelter in Cameron and Hidalgo counties.{{cite news| title=Huracán Alex toca tierra en Tamaulipas| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691849.html| newspaper=El Universal| agency=EFE, Notimex| language=es| access-date=2010-07-01| date=2010-06-30| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704044058/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691849.html| url-status=live}}

The tropical wave from which Alex developed produced rainfall across the Greater Antilles in the central Caribbean Sea. In the Dominican Republic, the rainfall triggered flooding that prompted the evacuations of over 3,000 people, mostly due to swollen rivers. In the capital city of Santo Domingo, 160 houses were flooded, and one person was killed by the storm; one additional person was reported missing.{{cite news | author = Staff writer | title = Lluvias dejan un muerto, 755 desplazados y 155 viviendas afectadas | url = http://diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=250767 | publisher = Diariolibre.com | date = 2010-06-23 | access-date = 2010-09-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719153725/http://diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=250767 | archive-date = 2011-07-19 | url-status = dead }}{{cite news | author = Staff writer | url = http://elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=203604 | title = Un muerto 2 mil 840 desplazados y 568 viviendas afectadas por lluvias en RD | publisher = Elnuevodiario.com | date = 2010-06-22 | access-date = 2010-09-14 | archive-date = 2016-04-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160419203434/http://elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=203604 | url-status = dead }} In nearby San Juan de la Maguana, more than 500 homes were inundated.{{cite news | first = Adriana | last = Peguero | url = http://listindiario.com/la-republica/2010/6/26/148015/Las-lluvias-provocan-danos-en-todo-el-pais | title = Las lluvias provocan daños en todo el país | publisher = Editora Listin Diario | date = 2010-06-26 | access-date = 2010-09-14 | archive-date = 2010-06-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100629232442/http://www2.listindiario.com/la-republica/2010/6/26/148015/Las-lluvias-provocan-danos-en-todo-el-pais | url-status = live }}{{cite news|author=Staff Writer |agency=Associated Press |date=2010-06-22 |title=Dominican Republic evacuates 3,000 in heavy rains |access-date=2010-06-24 |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id%3D1298125%26lang%3Deng_news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629105838/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1298125&lang=eng_news |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-06-29 }} In neighboring Haiti, minor flooding was reported in Gonaïves. The Jamaica Meteorological Service issued a flash flood warning for its entire island in response to the tropical wave producing thunderstorms across the nation.{{cite web|author=Jamaica Observer |title=Flash flood warning extended across Jamaica |date=2010-06-24 |access-date=2010-06-24 |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Flash-flood-warning-extended-across-Jamaica |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119115649/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Flash-flood-warning-extended-across-Jamaica |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}

Fourteen people were killed in Central America as a result of flooding related to Alex: six in Nicaragua, six in El Salvador, and two in Guatemala.{{cite news| last=Miami correspondents| first=AFP| title=Alex strengthens into tropical storm, kills 10 in Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador| url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/alex-has-strengthened-into-tropical-storm/story-e6frfku0-1225885199885| access-date=2010-06-30| newspaper=news.com.au| date=June 28, 2010| archive-date=2010-06-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629112626/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/alex-has-strengthened-into-tropical-storm/story-e6frfku0-1225885199885| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| author=The Mercury| title=Hurricane Alex moves into Gulf of Mexico, will bypass BP spill area| date=2010-06-28| access-date=2010-06-29| url=http://pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/06/28/news/srv0000008674526.txt| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301184345/http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/06/28/news/srv0000008674526.txt| archive-date=2012-03-01| url-status=dead}}{{cite news| title=Clima extremo en la región caribeña| url=http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2010/07/02/contenido/252852.asp| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=La Estrella (Panamá)| date=2010-07-02| agency=EFE| language=es| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707080120/http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2010/07/02/contenido/252852.asp| archive-date=2010-07-07| url-status=dead}} In El Salvador, the national chapter of the Red Cross evacuated over 150 families from La Paz and Sonsonate departments.{{cite news| title=Cruz Roja Salvadoreña evacúo a personas afectadas por tormenta tropical Alex| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/360991| access-date=2011-07-01| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-06-29| author=Cruz Roja Salvadoreña| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828224422/https://reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/cruz-roja-salvadore%C3%B1a-evac%C3%BAo-personas-afectadas-por-tormenta-tropical-alex| url-status=live}} The El Salvador government reported nine injuries, and 5,000 people in the country evacuated their residences; the majority of the evacuees was temporarily relocated to 55 shelters. Alex inflicted damage to 349 homes, 31 schools and 10 bridges, and 27 highways were compromised or blocked.{{cite news| title=El Salvador: DGPC - Informe final de afectaciones por Tormenta Tropical Alex| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/359859| access-date=2011-07-21| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-06-26| author=Government of El Salvador| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828224932/https://reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/el-salvador-dgpc-informe-final-de-afectaciones-por-tormenta-tropical-alex| url-status=live}} In Guatemala, 350 homes and eight highways were damaged, affecting 9,000 people; 2,000 sought shelter in the country.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Texas se alista ante arribo de "Alex"| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/internacional/68495.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-29| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705152958/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/internacional/68495.html| url-status=live}} A landslide was reported in a village in Santa Lucía Utatlán, along with flooding in Flores.{{cite news| last=Government of Guatemala| title=Guatemala: Boletín Informativo No. 892 - Evento: DAÑOS REPORTADOS POR LLUVIAS A NIVEL NACIONAL| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/359389| access-date=2011-07-21| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-06-27| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828224930/https://reliefweb.int/report/guatemala/guatemala-bolet%C3%ADn-informativo-no-892-evento-da%C3%B1os-reportados-por-lluvias-nivel| url-status=live}} Corn, bean, and potato crops were damaged in Suchitepéquez, San Marcos and Jutiapa departments.{{cite news| title=Guatemala: Daños en agricultura se incrementan con tormenta Alex| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/359627| access-date=2011-07-20| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-06-29| author=Government of Guatemala| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828224935/https://reliefweb.int/report/guatemala/guatemala-da%C3%B1os-en-agricultura-se-incrementan-con-tormenta-alex| url-status=live}} The National Emergency Management Organization of Belize reported that property damage in the country was minimal.

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According to the Mexican government, Alex stopped the production of {{convert|420,000|oilbbl|m3}} of oil per day from the Gulf of Mexico, which corresponds to a quarter of the country's total oil production. Pemex evacuated 66 personnel from oil rigs offshore of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Petrobras evacuated its oil rig in the Gulf, while Royal Dutch Shell evacuated 930 personnel from its rigs in the area. In total, six rigs and 69 production platforms faced evacuations, causing 21% of U.S. Gulf oil output and 14% of U.S. Gulf natural-gas flows to remain offline.{{cite news| title=Storm Alex Downgraded as It Dissipates Over Mexican Mountains| url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-02/storm-alex-downgraded-as-it-dissipates-over-mexican-mountains.html| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek| date=2010-07-02| author=Brian K. Sullivan| author2=Yee Kai Pin}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The storm was expected to impact operations regarding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, with both containment and cleanup operations being affected by repercussions from the storm (such as wave action and wind direction).{{cite web| url=http://www.newsquench.com/could-hurricane-alex-affect-bp-oil-spill-efforts/291151| publisher=News Quench| title=Could Hurricane Alex Affect BP Oil Spill Efforts?| access-date=2010-06-28| date=2010-06-27| archive-date=2010-07-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702022101/http://www.newsquench.com/could-hurricane-alex-affect-bp-oil-spill-efforts/291151/| url-status=live}} Although Alex stayed relatively away from the site, the storm caused BP to delay plans to increase oil capture from the leak by a week. Tarballs from the spill as large as apples washed onshore around Grand Isle, as well as other parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Florida,{{cite news| last=Staff and news service reports| first=msnbc.com| title=Alex weakens, but rain pounds coast—Matamoros, Mexico, 'is practically under water,' official says| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna38030564| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=MSNBC| date=July 1, 2010| archive-date=2020-09-23| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231335/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38030564| url-status=live}} from high storm tides created by the hurricane.{{cite news| last=News services| first=msnbc.com| title=Alex spreads tar balls, oily water along Gulf| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna38017196| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=MSNBC| date=June 30, 2010| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828224933/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna38017196| url-status=live}}

In Chiapas, one person from Guatemala died and four others were injured when their bus rolled over as it traveled over a damaged highway.{{cite news| title=Furia de "Alex" obliga a miles a dejar su hogar| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76685.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009041417/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76685.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 9, 2012| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-01| author=Roberto Aguilar| display-authors=et al| language=es}} The state's civil defense system reported that 984 families from 17 municipalities were evacuated to shelters, and that Alex's torrential rainfall also produced 23 landslides in six counties of the state.{{cite news| title=Huracán 'Alex' avanza hacia la costa noreste de México| publisher=Noticieros Televisa| agency=EFE| date=2010-06-30| access-date=2010-07-01| url=http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/nacional/181853/huracan-alex-avanza-hacia-costa-noreste-mexico| archive-date=2010-07-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702040555/http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/nacional/181853/huracan-alex-avanza-hacia-costa-noreste-mexico| url-status=dead}} On June 30, a mudslide knocked down a tree onto a 115-kV transmission line near El Vergel, causing 82 cities and towns in the municipalities of Villaflores and Villa Corzo to lose power; 32,000 residents were left without electricity from this outage alone. Power was restored the same evening.{{cite news| last=Gutiérrez| first=Óscar| title=Alex deja deslaves e inundaciones en Chiapas| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691840.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009041629/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691840.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 9, 2012| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| language=es}} In Yucatán, a boat carrying seven passengers capsized; all were eventually rescued.{{cite news| title="Alex" pegará como huracán a Tamaulipas| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76665.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703110344/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76665.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 3, 2010| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| author=Y. Rodríguez| author2=Ó. Gutiérrez| language=es}} In Campeche, 937 dwellings suffered minor damage as a result of the storm.

Prior to its second landfall, Alex caused one death in the state of Oaxaca when a wall collapsed on a dwelling in San Juan Chapultepec, killing the woman who was sleeping inside. Near San Francisco Ixhuatán, the Ostuta river breached its banks, flooding 1,000 homes. Farther upstream, in Reforma de Pineda, over 100 families were affected by the river's rise, which flooded their homes with {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} of water. Overall, 3,500 families were affected by the storm in the state.

The outer rainbands of Alex caused three deaths in Acapulco, Guerrero, after a retaining wall collapsed over the occupants of an improvised shack in a vacant lot. The investigation that followed found that the wall had been built without structural enforcements, and that the torrential rainfall had weakened the wall's foundation.{{cite news| last=Covarrubias| first=Adriana| title=Álex deja tres muertos en Acapulco| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691632.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=650&width=850| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009041635/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691632.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=650&width=850| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 9, 2012| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-06-30| language=es}}

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The storm's most significant effect in Northeastern Mexico was excessive rainfall, which was reported throughout the region. In Tamaulipas, between {{convert|97.25|to|315.5|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of precipitation were reported at weather stations statewide. In Nuevo León, an average of {{convert|242|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of rain was reported statewide up to July 1. The pluviometer at Estanzuela reported that a total of {{convert|890|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of rainfall were recorded;{{cite web| title=Conagua trabaja permanentemente para atender los estragos del huracán Alex| url=http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN%20171-10.pdf| publisher=Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales| access-date=2010-07-11| author=Comisión Nacional del Agua| language=es| archive-date=2011-07-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725040304/http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN%20171-10.pdf| url-status=dead}} in Arroyo Seco, in San Pedro Garza García, a total of {{convert|588|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of precipitation was recorded between June 29 and {{nowrap|6 a.m.}} on July 1. Other rainfall stations in Monterrey recorded between {{convert|359.75|and|619|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of rain, while Santa Catarina recorded {{convert|591.75|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of precipitation.{{cite web| title=Conagua abre tres compuertas de la presa El Cuchillo para evitar desbordamientos| url=http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN_157-10.pdf| publisher=Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales| access-date=2010-07-03| author=Comisión Nacional del Agua| language=es| archive-date=2011-07-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725040356/http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN_157-10.pdf| url-status=dead}} The Comisión Nacional del Agua (CNA) noted that the storm rainfall totals greatly exceed the totals produced by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, which only produced {{convert|280|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} of rain in the city.

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The historic rainfall caused several dams to fill throughout northeast Mexico. In Nuevo León, due to the heavy rainfall, CNA also began water discharges of {{convert|713|m3/s|ft3/s|order=flip}} from the La Boca Dam in Santiago, {{convert|1648|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}} from Cerro Prieto in Linares, and {{convert|3080|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}} from Cuchillo Dam in China;{{cite web| title=Conagua contribuirá, a través del Fonden, en la reconstrucción de la infraestructura hidráulica dañada en Nuevo León| url=http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN_158-10.pdf| publisher=Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales| access-date=2010-07-05| author=Comisión Nacional del Agua| language=es| date=2010-07-03| archive-date=2011-07-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725040420/http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN_158-10.pdf| url-status=dead}} the dams were at 98%, 114%, and 124% of operating maximum capacity, respectively.{{cite web| title=Alex provocó lluvias torrenciales superiores a las de Gilberto, en 1988| url=http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN%20156-10.pdf| publisher=Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales| access-date=2010-07-02| author=Comisión Nacional del Agua| language=es| date=2010-07-01| archive-date=2011-07-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725040158/http://www.conagua.gob.mx/CONAGUA07//Comunicados/BOLETIN%20156-10.pdf| url-status=dead}} Cuchillo Dam saw water inflows of {{convert|4118|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}}.{{cite news| title=Tras los destrozos, ahora empieza la reconstrucción| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/24631| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706015338/http://www.telediario.mx/node/24631| archive-date=2010-07-06| access-date=2010-07-03| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-03| author=Daniela Mendoza| author2=Brígido Aguilar| language=es}} The water releases from these dams raised a state of alert in Tamaulipas, which was slated to receive the discharged water.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Mantiene Tamaulipas alerta por desfogue de presas de NL| url=http://mx.noticias.hispavista.com/estados/20100705190700010/mantiene-tamaulipas-alerta-desfogue-presas-nl/| agency=Notimex| date=2010-07-05| language=es| access-date=2011-01-16| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171133/http://mx.noticias.hispavista.com/estados/20100705190700010/mantiene-tamaulipas-alerta-desfogue-presas-nl/| archive-date=2011-07-11| url-status=dead}} In Coahuila, the rainfall caused La Frakcjhuto release {{convert|1000|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}} of water into the Rio Grande, and Amistad Dam to reach 119% of normal operating capacity. In the case of the latter dam, the excess storage in Amistad Lake sparked fears of flooding in downstream municipalities, although the possibility of overtopping of the dam was discarded by the Mexican section of the International Boundary and Water Commission.{{cite news| last=Fernández Valverde| first=Hilda| title=Descartan desborde de presa La Amistad| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693307.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714160055/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693307.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 14, 2010| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-05| language=es}} However, contingency plans were put in place to prepare for the crest of the Sabinas River, a tributary of the Rio Grande, and the subsequent crest on the Rio Grande itself, which was expected to carry at least {{convert|4000|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}} due to additional inflows from other tributaries.{{cite news| last=Coronado| first=Raúl| title=CNA mantiene alerta por crecida del Río Sabinas y el Río Bravo| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf91423f| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-05| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828225616/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf91423f| url-status=live}} At one point, the Rio Grande was clocked at {{convert|5530|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}} due to its many flooded tributaries.{{cite news| last=Rodríguez| first=Josué| title=Amargos Recuerdos: Se desborda Río Escondido| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/amargosrecuerdossedesbordarioescondido-517903.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Vanguardia| date=2010-07-07| location=Saltillo| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-10| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710155002/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/amargosrecuerdossedesbordarioescondido-517903.html| url-status=dead}} The river's rise forced the evacuation of 40 families in Piedras Negras,{{cite news| last=Rodríguez| first=Josué| title=Aumenta el nivel del río Bravo en Coahuila; evacúan a nigropetenses| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/aumentaelniveldelriobravoencoahuila;evacuananigropetenses-517410.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Vanguardia| date=2010-07-06| location=Saltillo| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-10| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710154509/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/aumentaelniveldelriobravoencoahuila;evacuananigropetenses-517410.html| url-status=dead}} and required the closure of the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge and Colombia–Solidarity International Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and Laredo, Texas on July 8. The bridges were expected to be closed until at least July 10.{{cite news| last=Otero| first=Silvia| title=Cierran dos puentes transfronterizos en Laredo| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/694149.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711041139/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/694149.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 11, 2010| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-08| language=es}} The rise of the Escondido River forced the evacuation of 1,000 families in Villa de Fuente,{{cite news| last=Rodríguez| first=Josué| title=Ordenan la evacuación de familias en Villa de Fuente, Coahuila| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/ordenanlaevacuaciondefamiliasenvilladefuentecoahuila-517687.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Vanguardia| date=2010-07-06| location=Saltillo| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828225520/https://vanguardia.com.mx/dinero/2901489-ordenan-la-evacuacion-de-familias-en-villa-de-fuente-coahuila-EYVG2901489| url-status=live}} as the river rose to carry {{convert|650|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}} through the town.

The rainfall also caused Venustiano Carranza Dam in Coahuila to fill completely; the large water pressure in the dam forced the dam's gates shut, and cranes were employed to open them.{{cite news| last=Cantú| first=Francisco Javier| title=Evacuarán a gente en Anahuac, NL| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25150| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-06| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231237/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25150|archive-date=2011-07-22}} The rest of the gates were unable to be opened due to lack of electrical power, sparking fears of a potential dam overtopping or rupture.{{cite news| last=Cantú| first=Francisco Javier| title=Tras desbordarse presa Anáhuac desaparecería| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf8fae17| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-06| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828225522/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf8fae17| url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Vargas |first=Jorge |title=Mexican town evacuated amid fears dam will burst |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJtis-T41gWr2Rm65LgE_HTKE3GgD9GPMTH01 |access-date=2010-07-06 |date=2010-07-06 |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522083913/https://www.webcitation.org/5r1izcDvi?url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJtis-T41gWr2Rm65LgE_HTKE3GgD9GPMTH01 |archive-date=2024-05-22 |url-status=dead }} The municipality of Anáhuac in Nuevo León was evacuated after reports early on July 6 that the dam had overtopped;{{cite news| last=Cantú| first=Francisco Javier| title=Evacuan municipio de Anáhuac NL| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf90fafb| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-06| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142439/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf90fafb| url-status=live}} Anáhuac's municipal president stated that the flood could cause the "total destruction" of the city. On July 7, as water releases from the dam were increased to {{convert|3300|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}},{{cite news| last=García |first=Luis |title=Hoy, quedarán abiertas las 26 compuertas de la Presa: CNA| url=http://telediario.mx/node/25441| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-07| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230324/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25441|archive-date=2011-07-22}} the town was reported to be {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} underwater, with more discharge expected.{{cite news| last=Mendoza |first=Daniela |title=Permanecen viviendas en Anáhuac bajo tres metros de agua| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25593| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-07| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231304/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25593|archive-date=2011-07-22}} Personnel from the Mexican Army and the city's prison population were evacuated from Anáhuac that same day.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Evacuan a militares y a reos de Anáhuac |url=http://telediario.mx/node/25559 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710061323/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25559 |archive-date=2010-07-10| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-07| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es}} In San Luis Potosí, the rainfall from Alex was beneficial, as it caused increases in dam water levels of up to 20% in very dry areas.

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Along the coast, {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} waves were reported when the storm came ashore. Following the hurricane's landfall in Tamaulipas, a 25-year-old man was rescued from a storm drain. 60,000 people in San Fernando lost power, as did all of Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state.{{cite news| last=Guzmán| first=Julio Manuel L.| title='Alex' deja caos en Tamaulipas| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692020.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-01| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703134415/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692020.html| url-status=live}} Throughout the state, 256,000 people were left without electricity.{{cite news|last=Staff writer |title=Deja Alex 256 mil personas sin luz en Tamaulipas |url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf6152ee |access-date=2010-07-01 |newspaper=Milenio |date=2010-07-01 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411090214/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf6152ee |archive-date=2013-04-11 }} Heavy winds and rainfall knocked down billboards and trees in the capital, but no injuries were reported in the city. The storm dropped {{convert|10|inch|mm}} of rainfall in Matamoros, flooding 120 colonias, and leaving six of the 120 underwater. About 400 neighborhoods of Matamoros, comprising 80% of the city, were flooded. Some areas of the city were under {{convert|1|ft|m|abbr=on}} of water, forcing 4,000 people to shelters. In Reynosa, 80 colonias were flooded, and 15 trees were uprooted; in Río Bravo, seven neighborhoods were flooded. In Nuevo Laredo, three young persons were rescued from a flooded arroyo.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Huracán Alex deja daños en frontera norte y zona centro| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf9d3fd9| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204160842/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf9d3fd9| url-status=live}} The San Fernando River also breached its banks, flooding communities in San Fernando and Méndez. The overflow of the Rio Grande following water discharges from Nuevo León isolated two communities in Miguel Alemán.{{cite news| last=Aguilar Grimaldo| first=Roberto| title=Lluvias incomunican comunidades en Tamaulipas| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693415.html| access-date=2010-07-24| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-06| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709213955/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693415.html| url-status=live}} One death was reported in the state on July 7 when a man died while trying to cross a flooded river.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Desfogan presas y ahogan a pueblos| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/35201.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-08| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711041512/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/35201.html| url-status=live}}

Throughout the state, the storm and resultant floods damaged at least 6,000 homes, 202 schools, and 500 businesses. Additionally, 28 roadways and bridges were damaged,{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Álex dejó 6 mil casas dañadas en Tamaulipas| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/alexdejo6milcasasdanadasentamaulipas-523044.html| access-date=2011-01-16| newspaper=Vanguardia| location=Saltillo| date=2010-07-21| archive-date=2011-10-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001135052/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/alexdejo6milcasasdanadasentamaulipas-523044.html| url-status=live}} and left over 193,000 power consumers lost electric service. Property damage was placed at $1.084 billion (2010 MXN; US$83.8 million) in the 19 municipalities of the state that were declared federal disaster areas.{{cite news| last=Escamilla Martínez| first=Josué| title=Más de mil mdp daño preliminar por "Alex": EHF| url=http://www.eldiariodevictoria.com.mx/?c=118&a=17836| access-date=2010-07-18| newspaper=El Diario| date=2010-07-17| location=Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas| language=es| archive-date=2012-04-23| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423125432/http://eldiariodevictoria.com.mx/?c=118&a=17836| url-status=live}}

File:Santa Catarina River Alex flooding.jpg, Nuevo León]]

In Nuevo León, fifteen people were confirmed to have died: one bricklayer who died after a housing unit under construction collapsed on top of him; two men and a woman who died after their vehicle rolled over and crashed into a semi-trailer truck due to the intense rainfall; a 25-year-old who was swept away by swift currents and pinned against a fence; an elderly man who died after a wall toppled over him, a woman who died after a large boulder from a rock slide fell on her home, and a young man who fell onto the Arroyo Topo Chico.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Cobra "Alex" hasta el momento siete muertos en NL| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf601a65| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-01| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230039/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf601a65| url-status=live}}{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Cobra "Alex" hasta el momento seis muertos en NL|url=http://telediario.mx/node/24463|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705120739/http://telediario.mx/node/24463| archive-date=2010-07-05| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-01| language=es| publisher=Grupo Multimedios}}{{cite news| title=Lluvias por huracán Alex provocan cuatro muertes en Nuevo León| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf63baa0| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-06-30| agency=Notimex| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142337/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf63baa0| url-status=live}} Eight more bodies were found after floodwaters began receding, although one is believed to have been washed away from a cemetery.{{cite news| title=Hallan 2 muertos más por causa del huracán| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf97df81| access-date=2010-07-04| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-04| author=Roberto Reyes| author2=Ricardo Alanís| author3=José Brígido Aguilar| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142326/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf97df81| url-status=live}}{{cite news| last=Martínez| first=Agustín| title=Hallan dos cadáveres; van 12 víctimas de Alex| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf943be3| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-06| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204172757/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf943be3| url-status=live}}{{cite news| last=Martínez| first=Agustín| title=Iguala Alex a Emily en víctimas: ya lleva 15| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf90b568| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-06| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142323/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf90b568| url-status=live}} Twenty people in Nuevo León were reported missing.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Ocho muertos y 20 desaparecidos por Alex en NL| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692523.html| access-date=2010-07-03| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-03| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706064403/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692523.html| url-status=live}}

According to the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, 4,000 customers lost electric power in the Monterrey metropolitan area,{{cite news| title=Mas de 4 mil usuarios sin energía eléctrica: CFE| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692019.html| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-01| agency=Notimex| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704071815/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692019.html| url-status=live}} as did 61,000 people statewide.{{cite news| author=Staff writer| title=Hace Medina recuento de daños por Alex| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf613c0f| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-01| access-date=2010-07-01| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142222/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf613c0f| url-status=live}} 18 wells lost power, leaving 110,000 without water service in the municipalities of Santa Catarina and García.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Solicita gobierno de NL declarar zona de desastre por Alex| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf60a599| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-01| agency=Notimex| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142323/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf60a599| url-status=live}} Heavy flooding occurred along the Santa Catarina River in Monterrey, normally a dry river bed that flows into the Rio Grande, causing it to reach a record flow of {{convert|2500|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on|order=flip}}. The flooded stream washed away multiple parked vehicles,{{cite news| title=Arrastra autos y puestos crecida de río Santa Catarina en NL| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/24414| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707083740/http://telediario.mx/node/24414| archive-date=2010-07-07| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-01| agency=Notimex| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es}} a popular flea market, and sport facilities built within a riverside greenway.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Sufre Nuevo León estela de destrucción de Alex| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf9c8855| access-date=2010-07-23| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142411/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf9c8855| url-status=live}} The Santa Catarina River also destroyed about {{convert|45|km|mi}} of Monterrey's main arterial streets. Multiple washouts caused the closure of the divided highway between Monterrey and Saltillo, Coahuila.{{cite news| last=Staff writer |title=Cierran por deslaves autopista Monterrey-Saltillo| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/24424| access-date=2010-07-01| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es| date=2010-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230715/http://www.telediario.mx/node/24424|archive-date=2011-07-22}} In San Nicolás de los Garza, the Arroyo Topo Chico exceeded its banks, forcing multiple street closures.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Se desborda arroyo el Topo Chico |url=http://telediario.mx/node/24464 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705120744/http://telediario.mx/node/24464 |archive-date=2010-07-05| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-01| language=es}} An explosion and fire occurred on a bridge in the Guadalupe municipality when a transformer fell on an old gas pipe. No injuries were reported due to the fire. In Linares, the rainfall from Alex's remnants caused a wing of the municipal townhouse, which was built in 1896, to collapse. The building was listed as a protected historic building.{{cite news| last=Mendoza Lemus| first=Gustavo| title=Linares ya había recibido advertencias| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf8c536f| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-07| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204151637/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf8c536f| url-status=live}} A bridge on the Pilón River collapsed in Montemorelos, rupturing a 24-inch oil pipeline in the process. However, the valves on both ends of the pipeline section were closed, minimizing the leak over the river,{{cite news| last=Casas| first=David| title=Derrame petrolero en municipio de Montemorelos por las lluvias| url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=516396| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=La Crónica de Hoy| date=2010-07-03| location=Mexico City| language=es| archive-date=2012-03-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306022940/http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=516396| url-status=live}} and the leak was not expected to adversely impact drinking water supplies in El Cuchillo Dam.{{cite news| last=García| first=Luis| title=Descartan contaminación de agua por petróleo en río Pilón| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25582| access-date=2011-01-16| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-07| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231341/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25582|archive-date=2011-07-22}} Hurricane Alex affected the infrastructure of 1,077 schools in the state, 60 of which were severely damaged and 552 held intermediate damage.{{cite news| title=Recibe NL 282 mdp para la reconstrucción de escuelas| url=http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8801215| access-date=2010-07-17| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-17| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722200104/http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8801215| url-status=live}} Nationwide disruption in Internet connection and cell phone services was caused by damage to optical fibers, backbone nodes and telephonic central stations in Monterrey.{{cite news| title=Problemas de Acceso a Internet en México provocados por el Huracán Alex| url=http://conecti.ca/2010/07/02/problemas-de-acceso-a-internet-en-mexico-provocados-por-el-huracan-alex/| access-date=2010-07-04| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706230248/http://conecti.ca/2010/07/02/problemas-de-acceso-a-internet-en-mexico-provocados-por-el-huracan-alex/| archive-date=2010-07-06| url-status=dead}}{{cite news| title=Sin servicio de celular más de 18 mil usuarios de la Región Carbonífera| url=http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/sin-servicio-de-celular-mas-de-18-mil-usuarios/| access-date=2010-07-04| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706083521/http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/sin-servicio-de-celular-mas-de-18-mil-usuarios| url-status=live}} Additionally, Telefónica reported damage to its network in Monterrey and Saltillo, causing intermittent unavailability of telecommunication services.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Alex afecta comunicaciones de Telefónica| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf9afc80| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142255/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf9afc80| url-status=live}} Preliminary estimates of the damage in the state rose to $10 billion (2010 MXN; US$762 million);{{cite news| title=Reconstrucción en NL costaría 10 mil mdp, afirma gobernador| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/24713| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709074824/http://www.telediario.mx/node/24713| archive-date=2010-07-09| access-date=2010-07-04| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-04| agency=Notimex| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es}} final damage estimates released on August 5 totaled $16.9 billion (2010 MXN; US$1.35 billion) statewide.{{cite news|last=Padilla Sada |first=Eduardo |title=Rebasan pronósticos: Daños por 17 mil mdp |url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/58728fb8aae6dbf3108c44ad75040693 |access-date=2010-08-05 |date=2010-08-05 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016052025/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/58728fb8aae6dbf3108c44ad75040693 |archive-date=2012-10-16 }}

In Coahuila, rainfall from Alex's remnants caused a small dam in an ejido in Castaños to overtop, forcing the evacuation of 50 people in the municipality's seat. The ensuing flood rose {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} and damaged 15 homes.{{cite news| last=Fernández Valverde| first=Hilda| title=Alerta en Coahuila por desborde de represa| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693001.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-05| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706084436/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693001.html| url-status=live}} The coal-producing region of the state was left isolated after the Álamos River broke its banks. Hundreds of residents in Nueva Rosita and Sabinas were evacuated; in the latter case, the Sabinas River flooded to become {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} in width, causing 400–500 homes to go underwater.{{cite news| title=Sufren en Coahuila 10 mil damnificados| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/sufrenencoahuila10mildamnificados-517656.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Vanguardia| date=2010-07-06| author=Jesús Peña| author2=Violeta Rodríguez| author3=Josué Rodríguez| author4=Mayté Parro| location=Saltillo| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709193029/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/sufrenencoahuila10mildamnificados-517656.html| url-status=live}} Some bridges on Mexican Federal Highway 57 were covered in water.{{cite news| last=Fernández| first=Hilda| title=Alex deja daños por más de mil mdp en Coahuila| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693293.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-05| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-14| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714221544/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693293.html| url-status=live}} Thousands of citizens in Ciudad Acuña were evacuated when the Arroyo Las Vacas flooded after {{convert|40|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain fell on nearby mountain ranges. The flood damaged 1,000 homes, damaging urban infrastructure, power, water and telecommunication services; 500 people sought refuge in shelters.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Sale caro 'Alex' a Coahuila| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/salecaroalexacoahuila-517588.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Vanguardia| date=2010-07-06| location=Saltillo| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709203134/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/salecaroalexacoahuila-517588.html| url-status=live}} The loss of power caused 40 maquiladoras to suspend their activities, stopping 16,000 workers.{{cite news| last=Josué| first=Rodríguez| title=Desbordamientos afectan a Ciudad Acuña| url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/desbordamientosafectanaciudadacuna-517638.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Vanguardia| date=2010-07-06| location=Saltillo| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709203019/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/desbordamientosafectanaciudadacuna-517638.html| url-status=live}} The rainfall caused damage in 15 municipalities of Coahuila,{{cite news| title=Coahuila: Estiman daños por 400 mdp tras Alex| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692486.html| access-date=2010-07-03| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-03| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706072038/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692486.html| url-status=live}} affecting 10,000 people, and causing at least $1 billion (2010 MXN; US$76 million) in damage in the state.

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{{See also|List of United States tornadoes in June 2010#June 30 event|List of United States tornadoes in July 2010#July 1 event}}

In southern Texas, the feeder bands on the northern side of the hurricane began producing tropical-storm-force winds throughout Cameron, Willacy and Kenedy Counties starting on June 30. The highest reported sustained wind was of {{convert|51|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at the southeast tip of Port Isabel. The strongest gust occurred over the Queen Isabella Causeway, where a wind speed of {{convert|66|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} was measured. Sustained winds of {{convert|39|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and gusts of {{convert|53|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} were measured in Bayview.{{cite web| last=National Climatic Data Center| title=Event Record Details: Hurricane Alex| url=http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~812984| publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| access-date=2010-10-26| date=2010-06-30}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The feeder bands also produced heavy rainfall, leading to flooding on South Padre Island.{{cite news| author=Moore, Jennifer| title=Alex Hits South Texas| date=2010-06-30| work=Eyewitness News 9| access-date=2010-07-01| url=http://www2.wnct.com/news/2010/jun/30/alex-hits-south-texas-ar-244479/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718080217/http://www2.wnct.com/news/2010/jun/30/alex-hits-south-texas-ar-244479/| archive-date=2011-07-18| url-status=dead}} A storm surge of {{convert|3.5|ft|m}} was reported on the island, causing moderate beach erosion. However, more significant damage was avoided as the bulk of the {{convert|4|ft|m}} storm tide hit South Padre and Port Isabel at low tide.{{cite web| last=Brownsville Weather Forecast Office| title=Alex Spares the Valley Early Season Disaster| url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bro/?n=2010event_alexreport| publisher=National Weather Service| access-date=2010-09-06| date=2010-08-25| archive-date=2011-11-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125141248/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bro/?n=2010event_alexreport| url-status=live}} Nine tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in the state in association with the storm, one of which overturned a mobile home.{{cite web| title=Yesterday's Storm Report (1200 UTC – 1159 UTC)| date=2010-06-30| publisher=Storm Prediction Center| access-date=2010-07-01| url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/yesterday.html| archive-date=2015-12-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221132458/http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/yesterday.html| url-status=live}} Other tornadoes caused mainly minimal damages to trees and shrubbery. About 9,000 customers lost power throughout Texas.

Large amounts of precipitation fell throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with {{convert|6|to|9|in|mm}} of rainfall recorded throughout the region. Brownsville Airport had {{convert|6.80|in|mm}} of precipitation in a 36-hour period. The {{convert|5.86|in|mm}} of rain that fell alone on June 30 broke the daily rainfall record of {{convert|3.80|in|mm}} from 1995. McAllen, Texas, measured {{convert|6.66|in|mm}} of rain on June 30, which now constitutes the city's wettest June day on record.{{cite web | first = Kristina | last = Pydynowski | title = Alex Slams South Texas with Flooding Rain, Wind, Tornadoes | url = http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/alex-slams-south-texas-with-fl/33417 | publisher = AccuWeather | date = 2010-07-01 | access-date = 2010-09-14 | archive-date = 2016-03-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055619/http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/alex-slams-south-texas-with-fl/33417 | url-status = live }} In Houston, more rain fell on the first two days of July than the average rainfall for the entire month of July. Some parts of the city received nearly {{convert|12|in|mm}} of rain over three days, causing scattered street flooding.

Flooding caused by the rainfall from the remnants of Alex caused the Rio Grande at Foster Ranch, in far western Texas, to exceed {{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}}, well above the flood stage at {{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on}} and the record stage at {{convert|25.9|ft|m|abbr=on}}.{{cite web| last=Water| first=NWS| title=Rio Grande at Foster Ranch| url=http://water.weather.gov/resources/hydrographs/lnyt2_hg.png| work=National Weather Service| publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| access-date=2010-07-03| archive-date=2011-07-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725065722/http://water.weather.gov/resources/hydrographs/lnyt2_hg.png| url-status=live}} Combined with the rainfall produced by Tropical Depression Two, the Rio Grande was under flood conditions for much of the month of July. About $10 million (2010 USD) of agricultural damage was reported in Hidalgo County from Alex.

Following the storm's final landfall, Mexico's Secretariat of National Defense deployed 800 troops to Nuevo León and Tamaulipas under Plan DN-III-E to help aid operations. The troops enforced mandatory evacuations of 3,337 residents of San Fernando and Soto la Marina in Tamaulipas.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=El huracán Alex deja más lluvia que Gilberto: Conagua| url=http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/07/02/el-huracan-ale-deja-mas-lluvia-que-gilberto-conagua| access-date=2011-01-16| newspaper=CNN| date=2010-07-01| language=es| archive-date=2011-06-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608133038/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/07/02/el-huracan-ale-deja-mas-lluvia-que-gilberto-conagua| url-status=live}} Throughout Nuevo León, 60,000 people were evacuated from their homes.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Más de 60,000 personas fueron evacuadas por Alex en Nuevo León| url=http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/07/02/mas-de-60000-personas-fueron-evacuadas-por-alex-en-nuevo-leon| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=CNN| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704040324/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/07/02/mas-de-60000-personas-fueron-evacuadas-por-alex-en-nuevo-leon| url-status=live}} In Tamaulipas, 263,000 people were affected by Hurricane Alex, and 2,260 homes were flooded. In Coahuila, 80,000 were affected by Alex's remnants, leaving 30% of the municipalities of the state without communication with the outside world. 20,000 were considered total losses, most of them in Sabinas.{{cite news| title=Lluvias dejan 80 mil damnificados en Coahuila| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/694046.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-08| agency=EFE| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711040224/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/694046.html| url-status=live}} Approximately 500,000 people were affected by floods throughout northeastern Mexico.

The Secretaría de Gobernación declared a state of emergency in 21 of Nuevo León's 51 municipalities, freeing federal disaster funds for use in aid operations.{{cite news| last=Gómez| first=Ricardo| title=Declaran emergencia para 21 municipios de NL| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692346.html| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705132953/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692346.html| url-status=live}} An additional 10 municipalities were placed under the state of emergency on July 8.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Declaran emergencia para 10 municipios más de NL| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693929.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-07| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711035544/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693929.html| url-status=live}} A similar declaration was made for 8 municipalities in Oaxaca,{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Segob declara emergencia en Oaxaca| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692361.html| access-date=2010-07-02| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-02| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705141326/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692361.html| url-status=dead}} and for 14 municipalities in Tamaulipas;{{cite news| last=Jiménez| first=Horacio| title=Segob declara emergencia para municipios de Tamaulipas| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693162.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-05| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708204131/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693162.html| url-status=live}} the state of emergency in Tamaulipas was later expanded to 30 municipalities. Mexican President Felipe Calderón requested adding resources to the federal disaster fund, as the $3 billion (2010 MXN; US$235 million) it held would not be sufficient to face the damage in Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.{{cite news| last=Ramos| first=Jorge| title=FCH: falta dinero para desastres| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/179196.html| access-date=2010-07-23| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-22| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722130901/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/179196.html| url-status=live}} In the months following the storm, a total of $4.8 billion (2010 MXN; US$375 million) was released by the federal and state governments to aid in the reconstruction of the disaster areas in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.{{cite news| last=Government of Mexico| title=México: Se autorizan 3,802.3 millones de pesos del FONDEN para los 49 municipios de Nuevo León| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/366947| access-date=2011-07-21| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-09-03| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230049/https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/m%C3%A9xico-se-autorizan-38023-millones-de-pesos-del-fonden-para-los-49-municipios-de-nuevo| url-status=live}}{{cite news| last=Government of Mexico| title=México: Se autorizan 206 MDP del FONDEN para 19 municipios de Tamaulipas| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/363839| access-date=2011-07-21| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-08-10| language=es| archive-date=2023-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230135/https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/m%C3%A9xico-se-autorizan-206-mdp-del-fonden-para-19-municipios-de-tamaulipas| url-status=live}} In Texas, Governor Rick Perry activated the state's search and rescue capabilities in Laredo and San Antonio. This activation was due to the flooding on the Rio Grande Valley, which was expected to worsen due to the approach of Tropical Depression Two to the area affected by Alex.{{cite web| title=Gov. Perry Activates State Resources as Flooding Threatens South Texas| url=http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/14856/| publisher=Office of the Governor Rick Perry| access-date=2010-07-08| date=2010-07-07| archive-date=2012-10-23| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023235726/http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/14856/| url-status=dead}}

Even after its dissipation, Alex continued causing deaths throughout Mexico, particularly due to flooding. One death was reported in Tamaulipas and another one in San Luis Potosí; another six were reported to have died in Guanajuato as a result of Alex. In Coahuila, eight people died after a plane crashed while surveying the water discharges from dams in the state;{{cite news| title="Alex" deja estela de muerte y destrucción| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76782.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-08| author=Roberto Aguilar| display-authors=et al| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711035408/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76782.html| url-status=live}} the Coahuila secretary of public works and the municipal president of Piedras Negras were among the victims.{{cite news| last=Fernández| first=Hilda| title=Muere edil de Piedras Negras en accidente aéreo| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693741.html| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-07| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-10| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710114739/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693741.html| url-status=live}}

The storm caused severe devastation in Nuevo León, and in particular throughout the Monterrey metropolitan area. State governor Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz noted that the city of Monterrey had "collapsed due to the worst weather phenomenon in its history." In the municipality of Santa Catarina alone, 50,000 people were affected, with property damage being estimated at $1.2 billion (2010 MXN; US$93.5 million).{{cite news |last=Sandoval |first=Verónica |title=Santa Catarina: el más afectado por "Alex" |url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf89e944 |access-date=2010-07-08 |newspaper=Milenio |date=2010-07-07 |language=es |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142312/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf89e944 |url-status=live }} Residents from three colonias in García had to be permanently relocated as 800 homes were destroyed; the storm caused $900 million (2010 MXN; US$70 million) in damage in the municipality.{{cite news| last=Sandoval |first=Verónica |title=Daños en García llegan a los 900 mdp |url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25522 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712023610/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25522 |archive-date=2010-07-12| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-07| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es}} The flooding Santa Catarina River destroyed four bridges in Monterrey; at least 60 bridges were damaged statewide.{{cite news|last=Staff writer |title=Monterrey, la tercera mayor ciudad mexicana, colapsada por fuertes lluvias |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5grw3KsqnMLgZ6hL739OCXenW5fQg |access-date=2010-07-08 |date=2010-07-02 |agency=EFE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705120320/http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5grw3KsqnMLgZ6hL739OCXenW5fQg |archive-date=2010-07-05 |url-status=dead }} Governor Medina also announced on July 3 the allocation of $1.4 billion (2010 MXN; US$107 million) for repairs to Monterrey's arterial streets.{{cite news| last=Ramos Pérez| first=Jorge| title=Cerca de 7 mil evacuados en NL: Gobernador| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692438.html| access-date=2010-07-03| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-03| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706205542/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/692438.html| url-status=live}} Municipalities in the metropolitan area used contraflow during part of the day to re-establish traffic in sections where the arterial streets bordering the Santa Catarina River were damaged only in one direction.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Cambia en Guadalupe circulación de Ave. Constitución| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25102| access-date=2011-01-16| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-05| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231355/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25102|archive-date=2011-07-22}} The repairs to Monterrey's main roadways were estimated to take up to three months to complete.{{cite news| last=Gil| first=Inma| title=El huracán Alex se fue pero Monterrey sigue sufriéndolo| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/america_latina/2010/07/100705_0356_huracan_alex_monterrey_dias_despues_fp.shtml| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=BBC Mundo| date=2010-07-06| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707093135/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/america_latina/2010/07/100705_0356_huracan_alex_monterrey_dias_despues_fp.shtml| url-status=live}}

Railway traffic throughout the state was paralyzed, as some train bridges collapsed, and extensive damage was found in the track ballast in multiple rail lines.{{cite news| last=García| first=Luis| title=Detiene Alex marcha del ferrocarril en NL |url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25570| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-07| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230819/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25570|archive-date=2011-07-22}} Kansas City Southern Railway reported it expected a net loss of five cents per share on its annual earnings due to the stoppage affecting its Mexican subsidiary. The company later reported a drop of $33 million (2010 USD) in revenue due to hurricane damage.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=UPDATE 3-Kansas City Southern profit tops estimates, shares up| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/kansascitysouthern-idUSN2626512320101026| access-date=2011-07-21| date=2010-10-26| work=Reuters| archive-date=2022-01-30| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130023512/https://www.reuters.com/article/kansascitysouthern-idUSN2626512320101026| url-status=live}} The damage to the railway infrastructure caused automotive part shortages throughout North America. General Motors was forced to cancel shifts at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Kansas. Ford also idled production in its Oakville, Ontario assembly plant,{{cite news| last=Popa| first=Bogdan| title=GM Idles 3 US Plants After Hurricane Alex Hit Mexico| url=http://www.autoevolution.com/news/gm-idles-3-us-plants-after-hurricane-alex-hit-mexico-22525.html| access-date=2011-07-21| newspaper=Autoevolution| date=2010-07-17| archive-date=2012-06-10| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610154837/http://www.autoevolution.com/news/gm-idles-3-us-plants-after-hurricane-alex-hit-mexico-22525.html| url-status=live}} and suffered two-week delays in U.S. deliveries of its Fiesta model due to the rail track damage.{{cite news| last=Tokic| first=Amy| title=2011 Ford Fiestas Delayed, Customers Offered $50 Gift Cards| url=http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/08/2011-ford-fiestas-delayed-customers-offered-50-gift-cards.html| access-date=2010-09-13| newspaper=AutoGuide| date=2010-08-18| archive-date=2010-09-24| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924172653/http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/08/2011-ford-fiestas-delayed-customers-offered-50-gift-cards.html| url-status=live}} The damage to the road system paralyzed a route used by 40% of the trade between the United States and Mexico, as 22,000 trucks were stalled after damage to the Nuevo Laredo–Monterrey highway.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=US-Mexico trade hit by flooding, trucks stalled| url=http://reliefweb.int/node/361072| access-date=2011-07-21| newspaper=ReliefWeb| date=2010-07-14| agency=Reuters}}

Alex destroyed the potable water infrastructure in portions of Nuevo León, causing widespread shortages of water. The damage to the water infrastructure was described as being of "unexpected magnitude," with 160,000 left without water a week after the storm made landfall. The standing water left following the rainfall caused concern of outbreaks of various diseases, including cholera. Consequently, the population was warned to boil or otherwise disinfect water to prevent disease. In areas where the storm's impact made it difficult to boil water due to the unavailability of gas or stoves, 70,000 jars with colloidal silver were distributed. Additionally, laboratory testing of refuse coming from individuals with gastrointestinary illnesses commenced as a precaution to identify outbreaks of cholera and other diseases,{{cite web| last=Medina de la Cruz| first=Rodrigo| title=Huracán Alex: Medidas de auxilio y normalización| url=http://www2.nl.gob.mx/pics/pages/primer_informe_gobierno_base/libro_primer_informe_nl_2010.pdf| work=Primer Informe De Gobierno| publisher=Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León| access-date=2011-01-16| author-link=Rodrigo Medina| pages=204| language=es| date=2010-10-14| quote=La vigilancia epidemiológica se llevó a cabo en 127 localidades. Se visitaron 62 mil 796 viviendas; en 37 mil 950 se realizaron acciones de búsqueda activa de casos. Se encuestaron 133 mil 556 personas, entre las cuales se hallaron 334 casos de diarrea; los análisis resultaron negativos a cólera.| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054900/http://www.nl.gob.mx/pics/pages/primer_informe_gobierno_base/libro_primer_informe_nl_2010.pdf| archive-date=2011-08-11| url-status=dead}} and over 82,000 vaccines were applied throughout the region.{{cite news| title=Refuerzan vigilancia epidemiológica por Alex |url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/28338| access-date=2010-07-24| newspaper=Telediario| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| date=2010-07-23| agency=Notimex| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231154/http://www.telediario.mx/node/28338|archive-date=2011-07-22}} Following the storm's passage, PROFECO announced fines of up to $2.5 million (2010 MXN; US$191,000) to merchants guilty of price gouging when selling bottled water. This occurred after the agency received complaints of 1500% markups when compared to bottled water's pre-storm price.{{cite news| title=Multas millonarias a quien encarezca agua en NL| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693143.html| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-05| agency=Notimex| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708204953/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/693143.html| url-status=live}} On July 7, the agency announced it had applied sanctions to 20 businesses who were found overcharging for bottled water.{{cite news| last=Zúñiga |first=Francisco |title=Sanciona Profeco a cerca de 20 empresas por subir precios en agua| url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25583| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710061348/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25583| archive-date=2010-07-10| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-07| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es}}

According to estimates from the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), {{convert|203800|ha|acres|order=flip}} of farmland were damaged as a result from Alex in northeastern Mexico, corresponding to 11% of the total farmland in Tamaulipas, Nuevo León and Coahuila. Most of the agricultural damage occurred in Tamaulipas, where {{convert|110000|ha|acres|abbr=on|order=flip}} of sorghum and {{convert|80000|ha|acres|abbr=on|order=flip}} of maize were damaged, corresponding to 15.6% of the entirety of the state's farmland, and 76% of the state's maize crop; {{convert|700|ha|acres|abbr=on|order=flip}} of grapefruit and limes were also damaged, corresponding to 15% of the state's citrus production.{{cite news| title="Alex" acabó con cultivos| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76951.html| access-date=2010-07-18| newspaper=El Universal| date=2010-07-17| author=Aguilar, Roberto| author2=Monge, Gastón| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721015453/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76951.html| url-status=live}} Two thousand heads of cattle were also lost in Nuevo Laredo.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Daña 'Alex' 203 mil hectáreas agrícolas| url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/275892.dana-alex-203-mil-hectareas-agricolas.html| access-date=2010-07-18| newspaper=El Siglo| date=2010-07-17| agency=Reforma| location=Durango| language=es| archive-date=2011-07-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223635/http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/275892.dana-alex-203-mil-hectareas-agricolas.html| url-status=live}} In Nuevo León and Coahuila, most of the damage was to animal husbandry; in Nuevo León, 3,645 heads of cattle, 3,580 goats, 7,265 sheep and 194 horses were lost, while in Coahuila, 3,709 goats, 258 cattle and 56 sheep were killed.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Incalculables, daños de 'Alex' a agricultura y ganadería| url=http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/desastre-inundacion-nuevo-leon-coahuila-tamaulipas-norte/186867/incalculables-danos-alex-agricultura-y-ganaderia| access-date=2010-07-18| newspaper=Noticieros Televisa| date=2010-07-15| language=es| archive-date=2010-07-19| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719144927/http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/desastre-inundacion-nuevo-leon-coahuila-tamaulipas-norte/186867/incalculables-danos-alex-agricultura-y-ganaderia| url-status=live}}

The storm also affected commerce throughout the region. The Mexican Secretariat of Economy calculated that Alex affected 2,500 small and medium enterprises in Nuevo León, 500 in Tamaulipas, and 500–700 in Coahuila.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| title=Calculan 3 mil 700 empresas afectadas por "Alex" |url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/26370| access-date=2010-07-24| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-12| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231057/http://www.telediario.mx/node/26370|archive-date=2011-07-22}} In Monterrey, the local chapter of the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce reported that in the first two days after Hurricane Alex affected the city, businesses in the city lost $750 million (2010 MXN; US$58 million). Overall, the lost business due to Alex is expected to total about $2 billion (2010 MXN; US$156 million).{{cite news| title=Reportan comerciantes de NL pérdidas por más de dos mil mdp |url=http://www.telediario.mx/node/25546| access-date=2010-07-08| newspaper=Telediario| date=2010-07-07| agency=Notimex| publisher=Grupo Multimedios| language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230956/http://www.telediario.mx/node/25546|archive-date=2011-07-22}}

As floodwaters receded from the Pesquería River in Escobedo, Nuevo León, the remnants of a 15,000-year-old mammoth were discovered by local residents. It is believed that the remains were carried from the state of Coahuila to Escobedo by the floodwaters. The remnants were identified and dated by personnel from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.{{cite news| last=Staff writer| title=Encuentran mamut muerto en río Pesquería| url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf91095c| access-date=2010-07-06| newspaper=Milenio| date=2010-07-05| language=es| archive-date=2023-02-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204142659/https://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7c954b2a681dd8c89db2c26caf91095c| url-status=live}}

Alex equaled the lowest recorded barometric pressure for a June Atlantic hurricane set by Hurricane Audrey in 1957. It was also the first June Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Allison in 1995, and the strongest in terms of sustained wind speed since Hurricane Alma in 1966.{{hurdat}}

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• [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/ALEX.shtml? The National Hurricane Center's Advisory Archive for Hurricane Alex]
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