ACUS72 KMHX DDHHMM PSHMHX POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE ALEX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 06 2004 ALEX BRUSHED THE OUTER THE CENTER OF THE STORM CAME WITHIN 15 MILES OF CAPE HATTERAS AT 1PM EDT AS A CATEGORY … It appeared as I drove south, Alex was really starting to get his act together. The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2004. If you can improve it further, please do so. By now Alex was visible on radar out of Wilmington. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. We quickly got By 2am on the third, Alex would become the first hurricane of the season. Hurricane Alex 04 aug 2004 1500Z.jpg 4,400 × 5,800; 3.7 MB Hurricane Alex 2004.jpg 784 × 920; 266 KB Hurricane alex off long islandNY 8-7 … It lasted until November 30. These dates usually mark the beginning an the end of the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Alex (2004) has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. However, the 2004 season went past these actual limits slightly.