Hurricane Alex slammed the western Gulf Coast on June 30, officially making landfall as a category 2 storm along the central Tamaulipas, MX coastline. Areas to the north in extreme south Texas experienced hurricane winds and an impressive storm surge, captured in this incredible video by seasoned hurricane chasers Jeff Gammons and Jim Edds! Alex became the second most-powerful June hurricane on record -- perhaps a sign of things to come, as NOAA forecasters have predicted a highly-active hurricane season. Alex also caused major problems in eastern and central Mexico with it's inland progression, where several deaths were reported after an estimated 12-20" of rain fell.