Hurricane Alex makes landfall

Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, flooded streets and forced thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages today as it pushed into northern Mexico after making landfall as a powerful Category 2 storm.

The Atlantic season’s first hurricane largely spared nearby Texas, which had prepared for a possible direct hit. Although it spawned two tornadoes and caused 1,000 people to be evacuated low-lying areas there, state officials reported no injuries or major damage.