EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso and Las Cruces will enjoy a calm and sunny weekend as high pressure keeps skies clear and winds light. Temperatures will warm slightly on Sunday, reaching near-normal highs for mid-May. Early next week, a strong weather system moving in from the Pacific Northwest will bring increasing winds to
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has also issued a Dust Storm Warning for Dona Ana, El Paso, and Otero Counties until 7:15 PM. There are reports of less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 50 miles per hour. This includes the following highways Interstate 10 between Deming (NM) and
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso has also issued a Dust Storm Warning for Dona Ana and Luna Counties until 7 PM. There are reports of near-zero visibility with strong winds up to 50 miles per hour. This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 55 and 104 and Interstate 25 in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under First Alert for strong southwest winds that will return to the region this afternoon, bringing widespread blowing dust and critical to extreme fire weather conditions. Visibility may drop significantly at times, especially near El Paso, Luna County, and west of Lordsburg. High Wind Warnings and Blowing Dust
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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA) — As strong winds and dry conditions continue across southern New Mexico and West Texas, fire officials are warning the public to stay cautious as wildfire risk remains high. ABC-7 spoke to George Ducker, Communications Coordinator for the New Mexico State Forestry Division who says the biggest causes of wildfires in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Warm, dry and windy afternoons can be expected starting today through most of next week. First Alert has been issued for this upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday, with westerly peak gusts reaching above 40 mph. Forecasted high temps for today are 80 F El Paso, 77 F Las Cruces. Peak gusts
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for El Paso and Las Cruces until 8 PM. Visibility between one quarter and one mile may cause hazardous driving conditions. The highways with the greatest risk for dust include: Interstate 10 between Las Cruces and El Paso, US-54 between El Paso
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a High Wind Warning which will go into effect tomorrow afternoon until 8 P.M. for Dona Ana, El Paso, and Otero Counties. This includes Eastern Black Range Foothills, Sacramento Mountains, Tularosa Basin and White Sands. For the folks of Western Dona Ana and El Paso County
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TxDot’s Jennifer Wright is here to tell us about project changes you may encounter and provide some tips for staying safe during El Paso’s dusty windy season.
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EL PASO, (TX) — The Borderland is waking up to below freezing conditions this morning and El Paso doctors are urging residents to prepare after already seeing an increase in cold-related illnesses earlier this month. ABC-7 spoke to Dr. Anwar Monroy, local family medicine and geriatric medicine physician El Paso Intergral Care, who says conditions
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As El Paso experiences its first hard freeze of the season, with temperatures plunging to as low as 25 degrees this morning, the El Paso Fire Department is urging residents to prepare their homes to prevent fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. With many El Pasoans turning on their heating
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As El Paso gets ready for its first freeze of the season, experts are urging residents to protect their pipes to avoid costly damage and water waste. ABC-7 spoke to Christina Montoya, communications and marketing manager for El Paso Water, who explained that freezing temperatures can cause water inside
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for Southern Dona Ana, El Paso, and Western Hudspeth Counties until 5 P.M. Visibility as low as one mile in blowing dust may cause hazardous driving conditions. Make sure you use caution when traveling along Interstate 10 between Las Cruces and Sierra
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern Otero County in south-central New Mexico until 7:45 PM MDT. This warning includes Orogrande, McGregor Range Base, and the Otero Mesa. The main hazard is radar-indicated 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail. If you live in the path of the storm, hail
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northeastern Sierra County until 6 PM. At 5:07 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles northwest of Northrup Landing and east of T-Or-C, moving northeast at 45 mph. The main hazard is radar-indicated 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Northeast El Paso until 11 PM. At 7:55 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Flood Advisory until 8:15 PM. This advisory area includes West El Paso, Central El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Sunland Park, and Franklin Mountains State Park. At 7:10 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Flood Advisory until 7:45 PM. This includes Northeast El Paso, East El Paso, Central El Paso, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss Northeast, and Biggs Field. At 6:45 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service in El Paso has a Flood Advisory in effect for El Paso County until 8 PM. The advisory locations that may experience flooding include Fabens, Tornillo, Indian Cliffs Ranch, Colonia del Paso, Dairyland and Lake Way Estates. At 6:04 PM, doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Eastern El Paso County until 9:30 P.M. At 7:13 P.M., doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Flood Advisory for Eastern El Paso County until 9:15 P.M. At 7:13 P.M., doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Some locations
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Flood Advisory for Dona Ana and El Paso Counties until 9:15 P.M. At 6:06 P.M. MDT, doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.3 and 1 inch of rain has
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) have now activated cooling centers throughout the community as triple-digit temperatures are forecasted over the next several days. The centers will be open Wednesday, June 5 through Friday, June 7. The cooling centers provide an indoor, air conditioned, environment for residents
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El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)-June is the hottest month in the borderland, with temperatures ranging from 100 to 110 degrees on some days. Triple-digit temperatures are back in the forecast this week. The City of Las Cruces will activate cooling stations on Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6, 2024, to aid residents needing heat relief.
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Good morning and happy Easter! The Easter bunny stopped at my house before I woke up with a delicious basket of treats, and I can’t wait to see some of the goodies the bunny brought to you all. Saturday turned out to be not so bad (I’ll take it), and the good news is, today
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Good morning to you all and happy Easter Weekend! Our First Alert continues, as we will have yet another windy weekend which will put a little bit of a damper on weekend activities, but there will be ways you can still enjoy, so just keep reading. Starting with today, the weather
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