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ABC-7 First Alert: Extreme heat will ravage the Borderland this Saturday

June 12, 2021 7:23 AM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas- It’s going to feel like a furnace this afternoon! We are on par for record breaking heat across El Paso, plus some Borderland…

Chill out: See how the El Paso Zoo keeps animals cool in a heat wave

June 11, 2021 12:01 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — With triple digit temperatures hitting the Borderland its not just humans that feel the heat, our four-legged friends at the El…

ABC-7 First Alert: Record high of 106; brutal heat continues

June 11, 2021 5:49 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

High temps hit the triple digits again making it the 4th triple so far this month. The official high was 106 a new record for this date. We will…

Las Cruces opens cooling centers amid heat wave, but splash pads still closed

June 11, 2021 11:24 AM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, NEW Mexico – Vulnerable Las Cruces residents can seek shelter from the extreme heat in cooling centers, but splash pads and outdoor pools…

ABC-7 First Alert: Summer-time sizzle hits the Borderland

June 11, 2021 6:42 AM Nichole Gomez

An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for the dangerously hot temperatures. The heatwave will continue through the weekend with highs reaching 100 to 108…

ABC-7 First Alert: Record-setting temps ahead

June 10, 2021 5:55 PM Andres Valle

Temps will continue to heat up the next several days likely hitting record highs. El Paso hit 106 Thursday – just shy of the record which is 107.…

ABC-7 First Alert: Dangerous heatwave continues, near-record highs by the end of the week

June 10, 2021 11:18 AM Nichole Gomez

The ABC-7 First Alert continues for dangerously hot temperatures this week. We will remain hot and dry for the next several days with potential…

Police safely find 91-year-old who wandered away from Las Cruces nursing home, feared in peril in heat

June 10, 2021 10:15 AM Jim Parker, Wil Herren

UPDATE: After ABC-7’s alert went out, Las Cruces police said they found the missing elderly man, feared in peril in the heat, walking near a CVS…

ABC-7 First Alert: Dangerous heat the next several days

June 10, 2021 5:35 AM Nick Patrick

Another hottest day of the year on tap for the Borderland as temperatures will top off near 104 for today. It looks like the hottest day overall will…

WATCH: ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse lights up the sky

June 10, 2021 8:12 AM CNN Newsource, ABC News

A “ring of fire” solar eclipse appeared in the sky Thursday as the moon partially blocked out the sun. It was visible in many parts of…

Shortage of air conditioning parts causes repair delays in El Paso

June 9, 2021 11:45 AM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — Air conditioning companies in El Paso are seeing a delay in parts which is causing repair times to last weeks, and sometimes even…

Tunnel Vista Falls near Cloudcroft offers a respite from the heat with a waterfall cool down

June 9, 2021 12:04 PM Brianna Chavez

CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico — It’s a little oasis just west of Cloudcroft called Tunnel Vista Falls. The waterfall sits at the end of the hiking trail…

Firefighters hold containment of Ruidoso wildfire despite wind

June 8, 2021 1:15 PM Jim Parker, Shelby Montgomery

UPDATE, June 9: RUIDOSO, New Mexico — As of Wednesday, officials said the Ball Field Fire burning near Ruidoso was 50% contained and holding at 25…

ABC-7 First Alert: Borderland heatwave continues, possible record temps by the end of the week

June 9, 2021 6:45 AM Nichole Gomez

An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for the first heatwave of the season. Upper ridge dominates the weather pattern on Wednesday temperatures will rise…

Drought may impact Doña Ana County’s iconic pecan crop production

June 8, 2021 11:46 AM Kate Bieri

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – In the middle of an extreme drought, Doña Ana County pecan farmers must rely on outside water sources to produce…

Doña Ana County to move ahead on fireworks restrictions due to dry conditions

June 8, 2021 12:04 PM Kate Bieri

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — One day after the City of Las Cruces imposed a partial ban on fireworks, Doña Ana County Commissioners had a public…

ABC-7 First Alert: Hottest air of the season arrives

June 8, 2021 5:57 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Temps will soar the next several days. Expecting anywhere from 102 – 106 through the rest of the week. Sunshine will mix with some high level clouds.…

ABC-7 First Alert: Heatwave to hit the borderland this week

June 8, 2021 6:57 AM Nichole Gomez

An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for the first heatwave of the season. There’s not much of a change in the forecast today, high clouds are expected…

ABC-7 First Alert: Getting hotter this week

June 7, 2021 5:32 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Temps will be just shy of record heat this week with temps climbing in the triple digits from 100-105 possible. Lots of sunshine will be in the…

More than 100,000 acres have burned in Arizona wildfires

June 7, 2021 3:41 PM CNN Newsource

Two growing wildfires in eastern Arizona have burned more than 109,000 acres as of Monday afternoon, according to officials at the interagency…

StormTRACK Weather: Hot, hazy, and windy start to the week

June 7, 2021 6:35 AM Nichole Gomez

Another hot day in store for the borderland. Temperatures will be in the upper 90s and around 100 degrees. West wind will increase around 10 to 20…

Funnel cloud caught on video in El Paso: Was it a tornado or dust devil?

June 6, 2021 11:37 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Take a look at the video player above. This funnel cloud was recorded in far east El Paso. ABC-7 viewer Carlos Prado captured this…

ABC-7 First Alert: Triple-digits in the Borderland, gusty conditions Sunday into Monday

June 6, 2021 3:50 PM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Temperatures will be heating up Sunday as the Borderland could see it’s first triple-digit day of the year. Winds are also picking…

More than 600 quakes shake the California-Mexico border this weekend

June 6, 2021 1:09 PM CNN

CALIPATRIA, California — More than 600 small earthquakes have been recorded this weekend in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern…

StormTRACK Weather: Warmer drier weather leads to the first 100 digit day

June 6, 2021 7:12 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso could see its first 100-degree day this afternoon. Drier air will start to push into the Borderland, reducing storm chances to the Sacramento…