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StormTRACK Weather: Record temperature trend continues through the weekend

September 24, 2020 6:42 AM Nichole Gomez

It won’t feel like Fall at all in the Borderland for the next several days. High pressure will continue to build and as a result, we will have to…

StormTRACK Weather: Increased clouds, warming temps

September 23, 2020 6:24 AM Nichole Gomez

The first full day of Fall looks to be warm with increased cloud coverage. There will be a slight chance for isolated showers this afternoon with…

Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall in Texas, brings dangerous flooding

September 21, 2020 10:46 AM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — Tropical Storm Beta stalled out Tuesday along the Texas coast, flooding streets in Houston and Galveston hours after making…

StormTRACK Weather: Slow warm-up rest of the week

September 21, 2020 6:14 AM Nick Patrick

Expect another quiet day as we see temperatures creep above average into the low 90s with mostly sunny skies. Some haze will hang around for today…

StormTRACK Weather: Widespread haze returns to the Borderland

September 20, 2020 7:52 AM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas- East flow of winds will push thick levels of smoke back into the Borderland. Our air quality index for today is in the moderate…

The National Weather Service spotted a massive bat colony on its weather radar

September 19, 2020 9:36 PM CNN

Murder hornets, zombie cicadas, invasive lizards — the list of unexpected creatures popping up across the United States appears to be growing…

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Southern California

September 19, 2020 4:27 AM CNN

A preliminary 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the Southern California area late Friday night. It hit at 11:39 p.m. local time two miles west of El…

Nice weekend – dry

September 18, 2020 6:32 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

A decent amount of sunshine along with some haze from the fires out west will be with us this weekend. Temps will climb in the mid and upper 80’s.…

StormTRACK Weather: Quiet weather through the weekend

September 18, 2020 6:32 AM Nichole Gomez

High pressure will keep conditions quiet Friday afternoon. Temperatures will remain in the upper 80s and low 90s and the dry conditions prevail…

Rain may help fight wildfires in Oregon, but may bring other problems

September 17, 2020 6:26 PM CNN

A storm front is expected to hit western Oregon Thursday evening, and it’s going to hit exactly the right spots to help firefighters battling…

StormTRACK Weather: Sunny and quiet end to the week

September 16, 2020 6:45 AM Nick Patrick

Temperatures will again be close to 90 degrees for the daytime highs as the sunshine returns with the calm winds. Cooler weather comes back for the…

Sally drenched parts of Florida with ‘4 months of rain in 4 hours,’ officials say

September 17, 2020 3:25 AM CNN

Hundreds of people near the Florida-Alabama border were being rescued from floodwaters brought on by Sally on Wednesday and authorities fear many…

LIVE updates: Hurricane Sally makes landfall along Gulf Coast with torrential rain and damaging surge

September 15, 2020 11:53 AM CNN, ABC News

GULF SHORES, Alabama — Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, just before 4 a.m. MT Wednesday as a dangerous Category 2 storm, and…

Temps warm – smoke hangs around

September 15, 2020 5:54 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

We should be able to heat up a bit tomorrow – highs in the mid and upper 80’s. There will still be some smoke hanging around from the western fires…

StormTRACK Weather: Warm mostly dry weather, Tuesday

September 15, 2020 7:22 AM Nichole Gomez

Warm mostly dry weather is in the forecast for Tuesday, there will be a slight chance for storms around the area mountains. Lowland areas will see…

LIVE updates: Hurricane Sally closes in on Gulf Coast with ‘potentially historic’ floods, fierce winds

September 14, 2020 1:00 PM CNN, ABC News

UPDATE: Hurricane Sally is slowly closing in on the northern Gulf Coast with powerful winds and weather forecasters are warning of…

Rain hits parts of town

September 14, 2020 6:36 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Doppler radar estimates show just below 0.5″ or rain in central El Paso today – some good news for our dry and hot summer. The rain will be short…

Trump spurns science on climate & wildfires, Biden blasts him as a ‘climate arsonist’

September 14, 2020 11:43 AM ABC News, Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, California — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that…

StormTRACK Weather: Isolated storm chances possible this afternoon

September 14, 2020 7:45 AM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas- Moisture has returned to the Borderland bringing us the possibility to see isolated storms to develop this afternoon. Putting us at a…

Nepal landslide killed at least 11 people, 20 others remain missing

September 13, 2020 10:31 AM CNN

A landslide in Nepal on Sunday killed at least 11 people and 20 others are still missing, according to the government. The landslide, caused by heavy…

StormTRACK Weather: Thick layer of smoke remains in the skies

September 13, 2020 7:39 AM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas- A copy and paste type of forecast is on tap for Sunday. The forecast will be almost identical as what we saw yesterday. Thick levels…

StormTRACKWeather: Hazy start to your weekend

September 12, 2020 9:22 AM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas- We kicked off our morning with thick smoke in the skies for the Borderland. All the smoke from the wildfires out west has traveled to…

Two days after Hurricane Laura, a McDonald’s business owner gave away 10,000 free meals from a portable restaurant

September 11, 2020 12:57 PM CNN

The day after Hurricane Laura rolled through parts of Louisiana and Texas, Rikesh Patel, the owner of several McDonald’s in Louisiana, made a…

StormTRACK Weather: Warmer temps return

September 11, 2020 6:55 AM Nichole Gomez

Nice weather is on tap today, temperatures will warm into the low 80s. This weekend temperatures will warm into the upper 80s, seasonal normals…

Another cold start to the morning

September 10, 2020 5:42 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Temps will drop to the upper 40’s and low 50’s Friday morning under mainly clear skies. Expect more sunshine tomorrow with highs climbing to the…

StormTRACK Weather: Below normal temps hang around, Thursday

September 10, 2020 6:57 AM Nichole Gomez

Another day in this history books. El Paso dropped to 50º this morning beating the old record of 55º set in 1976. Cloudy skies will stick around…

Portion of I-10 flooded in southern New Mexico; water rescue crews sent to help those stranded

September 9, 2020 1:03 PM Jim Parker

DEMING, New Mexico — Following storms and heavy rain that moved through the region, drivers along a stretch of Interstate 10 in southern New Mexico…

Another chilly start to the AM

September 9, 2020 6:41 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

The high today only made it to 65 degrees – a far cry from that record high of 100 that we hit Tuesday. Another chilly start Thursday but temps…

ABC-7 First Alert: Much cooler air moves into the Borderland

September 9, 2020 7:35 AM Nichole Gomez

A strong cold front moved into the region overnight bringing much cooler air, showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds. The winds will remain in the…

ABC-7 First Alert: Colder air arrives Wednesday behind cold front.

September 8, 2020 6:45 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Showers and storms developed well out ahead of our approaching cold front late tonight and overnight. The front will drastically cool us down to the…