Flooding prompts Mississippi nursing home to evacuate dozens of residents
By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett, Steve Almasy and Amir Vera, CNN Dozens of residents at a nursing home in the Mississippi town of Brandon had to be…
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StormTRACK Weather: Scattered Storms with below normal temperatures, Wednesday
Good morning! Scattered storms are possible around the area mountains this afternoon, with the biggest threat in areas west of the Rio Grande.…
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Ruidoso flash floods add further devastation to areas hit by wildfire
RUIDOSO, New Mexico —  Heavy rain and flash flooding hit Ruidoso this weekend. Gavilan Canyon in Northern Ruidoso received the worst of it. Homes,…
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Isolated showers are possible again Wednesday
The chance for some isolated showers and an isolated storm is still possible Wednesday. Rain chances drop off a bit for Thursday and Friday with…
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Gov. Greg Abbott declares Dallas-Fort Worth deluge a disaster, freeing up state resources to help in recovery
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a state disaster declaration Tuesday for 23 counties after the Dallas area experienced what he described as the city’s…
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StormTrack Weather: Another round of showers Tuesday
Good morning! Drier conditions are expected today, but we will still have a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Periods of heavy rain are…
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Deadly floods strand travelers as storms move east
It’s being called a once in a century weather event. Today, it could be re-classified as even more rare. Storms have been causing deadly floods in…
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Storm chances continue
Chance for storms the next couple of days at about 30% then we start to see the chances drop to about 10% later this week. Temperatures will begin to…
Continue ReadingHundreds of flights canceled or delayed at 2 major airports in Dallas-Fort Worth
By Forrest Brown, CNN Heavy rains in the Dallas-Fort Worth area caused hundreds of flights to be canceled or delayed Monday at the two major airports…
Continue ReadingAnother half a foot of rain is possible in flood-pounded areas from central Texas to Mississippi this week
Brittany Taylor moved into her apt two days ago. Woke up to flooding losing everything – still in boxes. Not yet…
Continue ReadingAnother half a foot of rain is possible in flood-pounded areas from central Texas to Mississippi this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A quarter of the state of Texas has been experiencing exceptional drought — the most extreme level of…
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Stormtrack Weather: Additional rain and thunderstorms to kick off the week
Good morning! There is plenty of moisture across the region this will result in scattered thunderstorms Monday afternoon. It will not be as wet as it…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 22: Floods, Immigration, Ukraine, Student loans, Tesla
Heavy rains will lead to flash flooding in areas of the South. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Some rain tonight, daily t’storm chances expected
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! It sure has been a humid day and a bit hotter than days past due to more blue skies versus overcast skies. After a…
Continue ReadingMore than 14 million people under flood watches Sunday
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist After heavy rain and flash floods in parts of the Southwest this weekend, more than 14 million people across the…
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Rainy week in the forecast
EL PASO, Texas- More rain is in the forecast as the monsoon season continues. The end of this weekend has a 50% chance of rain in the forecast with…
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20 people left displaced after a rock wall collapse damages a West El Paso apartment complex
EL PASO, Texas – A rock wall collapsed on an apartment building leading to multiple apartments damaged in the area. The collapse happened at the 3500…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Rain chances continue tonight but become slightly lower for work week
Happy Saturday everyone! It sure has been a rainy week, and last night topped it all off with over an inch of accumulation at the El Paso…
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ABC-7 First Alert: The threat of rain and flooding continues
Good morning! Happy Saturday. The ABC-7 First Alert continues for the threat of flash flooding this afternoon. The moist tropical air will remain in…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Flood concerns Friday through Sunday
Good morning! The ABC-7 First Alert continues through the weekend. The heavy rain will begin tonight and continue through Saturday as Gulf moisture…
Continue Reading‘Prolific rainfall and widespread flash flooding’ threaten nearly 10 million people across the Southwest
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist Nearly 10 million people across Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas are under flood watches Saturday, including…
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El Paso Water helps residents prepare for possible heavy rain & flooding with free sand bags
EL PASO, Texas — Cars were lining up at El Paso Water’s Eastside Stormwater Operations Center Friday afternoon to pick up sandbags in anticipation…
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ABC-First Alert: Some flooding is possible Saturday
Some heavy rain will move across the area late Friday and Saturday. The rain will come in waves from light to moderate to heavy. There will be time…
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Where to get your sandbags if you live in flood-prone areas
UPDATE (08/19/22): According to El Paso water: Due to expected rain this weekend, the distribution sites will be open from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. on…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Widespread rain could lead to flash floods through the weekend
Good Morning! We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for the risk of widespread showers, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding. The National Weather…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Heavy rains will threaten all outdoor weekend plans
Heavy rain will be a big threat late Friday and Saturday all across the area. There will be some flooding likely in the area, especially Saturday…
Continue ReadingTropical storm warning issued for South Texas and the East Coast of Mexico
By Allison Chinchar, Haley Brink and Taylor Ward, CNN A tropical storm warning has been issued from Port Mansfield, Texas to Boca de Catan, Mexico,…
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El Paso Electric explains what to do before and during a power outage
EL PASO, Texas – A power outage can happen anytime and to anybody. Wednesday’s storms knocked out the power of one west El Paso apartment complex for…
Continue ReadingAll of Massachusetts now in drought amid alarming expansion of dry conditions in Northeast
By Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The flash drought conditions expanded and intensified in New England over the past week,…
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ABC-7 First Alert Continues: Potential flooding through the weekend with additional storms
Lots of tropical moisture will hang around through the weekend so expect some heavy rain in spots where flooding could become an issue. There had…
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