Hurricane Alex
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Hurricane Alex was a powerful early-season Atlantic hurricane in 2010 that caused significant flooding and damage in parts of Mexico and southern Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hurricane Alex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurricane Alex Context triple: [Hurricane Alex 2010 flood, hasCause, Hurricane Alex]
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A.
Hurricane Vince
Hurricane Vince was an unusual and relatively weak Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that became notable for forming far east in the Atlantic and making landfall on the Iberian Peninsula as a tropical system.
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B.
Hurricane Henry
Hurricane Henry was the ring nickname of Henry Armstrong, the legendary American boxer who simultaneously held world titles in three weight divisions.
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C.
Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.
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D.
Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane is a top-class British Thoroughbred racehorse known for his multiple Group 1 victories in major European staying races.
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E.
Hurricane Beta
Hurricane Beta was a powerful late-season Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that caused significant damage in parts of Central America, particularly Nicaragua.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurricane Alex Target entity description: Hurricane Alex was a powerful early-season Atlantic hurricane in 2010 that caused significant flooding and damage in parts of Mexico and southern Texas.
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A.
Hurricane Vince
Hurricane Vince was an unusual and relatively weak Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that became notable for forming far east in the Atlantic and making landfall on the Iberian Peninsula as a tropical system.
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B.
Hurricane Henry
Hurricane Henry was the ring nickname of Henry Armstrong, the legendary American boxer who simultaneously held world titles in three weight divisions.
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C.
Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.
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D.
Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane is a top-class British Thoroughbred racehorse known for his multiple Group 1 victories in major European staying races.
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E.
Hurricane Beta
Hurricane Beta was a powerful late-season Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that caused significant damage in parts of Central America, particularly Nicaragua.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic hurricane
ⓘ
Category 2 Atlantic hurricane ⓘ tropical cyclone ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Belize
NERFINISHED
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Coahuila, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuevo León, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamaulipas, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| categoryOnSSHWS | Category 2 ⓘ |
| caused |
coastal flooding in southern Texas
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landslides in northeastern Mexico ⓘ power outages in Mexico ⓘ river flooding in Monterrey area ⓘ |
| damage |
flooding in southern Texas
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infrastructure damage in northeastern Mexico ⓘ significant flooding ⓘ |
| deaths | at least 51 ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 2010-07-02 ⓘ |
| earlySeason | June hurricane ⓘ |
| firstHurricaneOfSeason | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstNamedStormOfSeason | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| formedOn | 2010-06-25 ⓘ |
| madeLandfallCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeLandfallNear | Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeLandfallOn | 2010-06-30 ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds |
150 km/h
ⓘ
90 mph ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure | 947 hPa ⓘ |
| name | Alex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | 2010 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| rainfallPeak | over 500 mm in parts of northeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| reachedHurricaneStatusOn | 2010-06-29 ⓘ |
| retiredName | false ⓘ |
| season | 2010 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| totalDamageUSD | ~1450000000 ⓘ |
| trackRegion |
Gulf of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ western Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unusuallyEarly | true ⓘ |
| upgradedToHurricaneBy | National Hurricane Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upgradedToTropicalStormBy | National Hurricane Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Hurricane Alex Description of subject: Hurricane Alex was a powerful early-season Atlantic hurricane in 2010 that caused significant flooding and damage in parts of Mexico and southern Texas.
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