NWS Issues Hurricane Watch for Rio Grande Valley
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 4:30PM 
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Hurricane Watch for deep south Texas in anticipation of Tropical Storm Alex intensifying in the southwest Gulf of Mexico.
In a 10 am briefing, a spokesperson for the Weather Service predicted a landstrike between Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Baffin Bay, Texas arriving Wednesday or early Thursday as Category 2 hurricane.
Local residents are advised to start preparing for tropical force winds and heavy rain.
Sandbags are being distributed until midnight Monday and Tuesday at the Old Walmart (Nolana & 23rd Street) and at the old Civic Center (10th Street and Expressway 83 westbound frontage road), in McAllen.Residents can pick up 6 sandbags by providing proof of residency such as a utlity bill. Bags and shovels will be provided by the City of McAllen.
Stay tuned to your local weather forecasts and look for information updates on MCN and the City of McAllen's Facebook and Twitter.
Sand bag Distribution Locations:
Old Wal-Mart - 23rd and Nolana
Civic Center - Expressway 83 and 10th Street
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