SOCORRO, Texas — A store in a Socorro shopping plaza suffered significant structural damage due to heavy winds that walloped the Borderland on Tuesday afternoon. The damage prompted the evacuation of the Family Dollar Store at 10600 North Loop and some other adjacent stores by police and firefighters. Windows at the front entrance to the
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The ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for high winds, blowing dust, and critical fire danger. A strong storm system will move into the area, Tuesday afternoon. Winds will increase 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Blowing dust will reduce visibility in dust-prone areas so drive with caution. If you
Continue ReadingWildfires and hurricane-force winds produce stunning videos and headlines, but flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States. And almost no place in the country is immune as 98% of all counties in the US have experienced at least one flooding event. In the last decade alone, floods have caused
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EL PASO, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team is keeping the ABC-7 First Alert in place as we will see the return of strong winds Tuesday afternoon. Monday’s forecast brought much calmer conditions with winds not as strong as what the borderland experienced this past weekend. We can expect calm winds overnight and into Tuesday
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The snowstorm that broke records and brought parts of the Rockies to a standstill had something else that was quite literally buried in the snow: a layer of brownish snow that fell in New Mexico and Colorado with dust that had traveled all the way from Mexico. It was a tweet
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UPDATE, March 15: Due to damage from a weekend windstorm, the El Paso County Coliseum said it was postponing the “Under the Stars” Drive-In movies scheduled for March 19, March 20, March 26, March 27, April 2, and April 3. Coliseum officials said once the screens can be repaired, they will announce the rescheduled dates for movies this spring and summer.
Continue ReadingDenver is digging out from one of the heaviest snowstorms in the city’s history. More than 27 inches of snow had been reported at Denver International Airport as of early Monday, marking Denver’s fourth-heaviest snowstorm since records were kept in 1881, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. Though the storm was pretty much over by Monday
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HOUSTON, Texas — Griddy Energy, the Texas company that sent sky-high electricity bills to customers during the life-threatening winter storm last month, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas on Monday. The company made the announcement on its website in a post that blamed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Continue ReadingThe Rocky Mountains and western Plains were digging out after heavy snow and blizzard conditions on Monday while people in Texas cleaned up from tornado damage. More than 8 million Americans remain under winter weather alerts Monday morning, with just over 100,000 of them under blizzard warnings, according to CNN meteorologists. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’
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The ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for high winds, blowing dust, and critical fire risk. A Pacific storm system will move into the area, Tuesday afternoon. Winds will increase 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. The strongest winds are expected along the east slopes of the area mountains. The
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has kept the ABC-7 First Alert in place as winds continue to impact the borderland Sunday evening. Gusts of up to 50 mph are expected to remain in the forecast until at least 8 p.m. Areas of blowing dust and sand will also be an issue tonight.
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El Paso, Texas- Even more gusty winds are expected to return to the Borderland this Sunday. Grab the allergy medication, because many areas will see blowing dust and sand. Wind Speeds expected today. Las Cruces: W 25-35 MPH; Gusts 50 MPH El Paso: W 25-35 MPH; Gusts 45-50 MPH Wind Advisories in place for many
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds and blowing dust and sand this weekend. Wind gusts of up to 45 – 50 mph are expected to remain in the forecast overnight Saturday into Sunday. This is a result of a cold front that has also
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The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team issued an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds through the weekend. Westerly winds will increase 25 to 35 mph with gust at 45 mph. Sunday, expect even stronger winds. Gusts reaching 45 to 50 mph. Dry conditions and windy weather mean areas of patchy blowing dust are possible. Drive with
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EL PASO, Texas — Three children were rushed to a hospital, one in serious condition, after strong winds threw them from a jumping balloon in northeast El Paso late Saturday afternoon. It happened in the 11000 block of Bullseye Street, near Tom Lea Elementary School, shortly before 5 p.m. Fire department dispatchers said strong winds
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El Paso, Texas- Your typical Borderland spring weather pattern is here to stay for the next several days. The windy weather will also blow in some possible blowing dust in certain areas across the region, and temperatures will also take a plunge thanks to a cold front. Westerly winds will gust around 40 MPH this
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Partly cloudy skies will move out for the overnight hours allowing temperatures to drop into the 40s with winds still gusting in the teens. On Saturday, a storm system will bring a chance for light rain. The region will see about a 15-degree drop in temperatures with highs in the mid and upper 50s. Sunday,
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Winds will continue to be gusty but nowhere near as strong as Wednesday. Clouds will move in for the overnight hour and hang around for the first half of the day on Friday. Sunshine will return for the Afternoon with the winds picking up again. Temperatures will start to drop as a cold front moves
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The ABC-7 First Alert hangs around the next couple of days. Winds will quiet down again overnight tonight so expect a similar start to Thursday compared to Wednesday. Winds will again pick up in the afternoon and gust around the 40 to 45 mph mark. Mostly sunny skies will continue with chances of blowing dust
Continue ReadingThe mayor of Maui has asked some residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to flooding that threatened to cause a dam failure earlier Monday and has already damaged or destroyed at least half a dozen homes. The Maui Fire Department reported it received more than a dozen calls for help from
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — A high risk of rip currents began along the Alabama and Northwest Florida coasts Tuesday night, with the dangerous surf conditions expected to continue through the week. Lifeguards tell FOX10 News they’ll likely put up single red flags Wednesday morning, warning people of
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Winds will crank up again Wednesday with gusts around 50 mph. There will be some blowing dust and sand as well. Temps will hover near 80. Expect the winds to continue to be quite strong through the week. Temps will cool down for the weekend behind a cold front. For the latest Doppler radar and
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The ABC-7 First Alert remains in effect. West winds will increase across the borderland this afternoon, we will see winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts near 40 mph. Blowing dust will be possible this afternoon, use caution traveling near Deming and Lordsburg along I-10. The weather story will not only be the strong winds
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Strong winds will be a factor all week with extreme gusts at 50 mph or more. It looks like Wednesday will be the windiest with those higher gusts. Some blowing dust and sand will be something we all will have to deal with so keep that in mind especially if you have allergies. Temps will
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An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for windy conditions as a Pacific storm system moves into the borderland. Monday will be filled with high clouds and temperatures running about 10 degrees above average. It will be a very windy week throughout most of the region. By Friday, temperatures will reach near-normal values. Saturday and
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El Paso, Texas– The StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for the return of strong winds this week. The start of the week will bring very warm temperatures with afternoon highs expected to reach the lower 80s. Warm temperatures will remain in the forecast Tuesday afternoon.. Winds are expected to enter the
Continue Reading El Paso, Texas- If you’re a fan of plenty of sunshine, calm winds and temps in the 70s, then I have great news for you! Today will be that near perfect day across the Borderland. Afternoon highs across El Paso county will top off in the lower-to-mid 70s. Lower 70s across Doña Ana County. The
Continue Reading El Paso, Texas- If you weren’t a fan of the winds today, I have some good news for you! Wind speeds will be decreasing in speed as we head into Sunday. Tonight we’ll still be dealing with occasional breezes from the east/southeast around 5-15 MPH. Mainly clear skies and temps in the lower 40s for
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EL PASO, Texas — A nice weekend in store for the Borderland, but parts of the area will see windy conditions throughout the day Saturday. Sunny skies Saturday reaching the upper 60s. Winds be from the ESE at about 10-15 mph with gusts around 25 mph. Winds die down for Sunday. Clear skies across the
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Lots of sunshine and temps around 70 for the weekend. Winds will be from the SE about 5-15 with gusts around 25 for the west side of mountains. Winds really pick up in force next week (Tuesday and Wednesday) with some blowing dust and sand potential.
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