Other reasons why the wildfires were able to spread so quickly is due to the previous Hurricane Alex, the previous year.

The death toll of Hurricane Alex was estimated to be around 20.

It was the worst such event since Hurricane Alex killed 22 and made 40,000 homeless in July.

Operations took place over approximately 10 days, until the arrival of Hurricane Alex ended the cruise.

Just 370 miles short of their destination, he again failed when the boat was broken in two by Hurricane Alex after 39 days at sea.

It was directly hit by Hurricane Alex in 2010.

Hurricane Alex is downgraded to tropical storm and comes ashore in Mexico.

Hurricane Alex formed on July 31 off the coast of South Carolina.

Hurricane Alex turned northeast and dissipated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Alex affected the infrastructure of 1,077 schools in the state, 60 of which were severely damaged and 552 held intermediate damage.