Monsoon season could lead to more Borderland snake encounters
EL PASO, Texas — Few things are more rattling than hearing the rattle of a snake while you’re on a hike. During monsoon season, that becomes a more…
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WSMR ramps now join US 70 in reopening after mudslides
UPDATE, July 13: The New Mexico Department of Transportation reopened the U.S. Route 70 exit 170 on-and-off ramps to the White Sands Missile Range on…
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El Paso’s 4th and final water park opens for the summer
EL PASO, Texas – The fourth and final city of El Paso-operated water park has now officially opened for the summer after the inaugural splash…
Continue ReadingMoon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts
By Rachel Trent, CNN Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A “dramatic” surge in high-tide floods is just over a…
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Las Cruces area in damage clean-up mode after powerful storm
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm damage.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Residents in the…
Continue Reading Roof damaged in Borderland storm? Here’s what you need to know to protect your home
EL PASO, Texas — Much of the Borderland was hit hard and fast by a severe storm on Sunday nigh. Hurricane force winds were reported in some areas,…
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EPE says power back for most of 17,000 impacted by storm
EL PASO, Texas — About 17,000 El Paso Electric customers across the region lost power Sunday night after a powerful storm with tornado-like winds…
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Multiple earthquakes shake portions of New Mexico
CAPULIN, New Mexico — Several earthquakes shook parts of northern New Mexico on Monday morning, the largest being a moderate magnitude 4.2 tremor,…
Continue ReadingWestern wildfires have burned an area almost 5 times the size of NYC. Here are some notable fires
By Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage…
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Tornado-strength storm rolls through El Paso & Las Cruces causing damage
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm impacts.) El PASO, Texas — A severe storm system that…
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Branson’s space trip delayed; potential it could be scrubbed
(Editor’s note: Click here to watch ABC-7’s LIVE launch coverage from 6-7AM and 8-10AM) UPDATE: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s launch to the…
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California governor urges residents, businesses to voluntarily cut water use by 15% amid drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked people and businesses in the nation’s most populous state to voluntarily…
Continue ReadingMore rain ahead for Texas as cleanup begins after flooding emergency hits Gulf Coast
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist While Tropical Storm Elsa was dumping heavy rain on Florida on Wednesday, Texas was dealing with its own…
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LIVE updates: Tropical storm pounds East Coast; 1 Florida death
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Tropical Storm Elsa is carving a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida…
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Some Borderland farmers benefited from recent rain, others didn’t
ANTHONY, New Mexico — The recent rain has had many of us rejoicing, including plenty of farmers. But not all are reaping the same rewards. “It’s…
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Potholes, rocks & debris litter El Paso streets after recent heavy rains
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Streets and Maintenance Department is seeing a high volume of potholes across the city, as well as large amounts of…
Continue ReadingMeteorologist explains why Elsa may be ‘rare’ hurricane
Elsa strengthened to a hurricane and is expected to make landfall over the northern Florida Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Elsa now poses threat to entire East Coast
Tropical Storm Elsa has made landfall on Florida’s gulf coast, and flash floods and tornadoes are expected along the storm’s track. CNN meteorologist…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 dead, multiple injured as Tropical Storm Elsa whips north Florida, pushing toward Georgia and the Carolinas
By Jason Hanna and Amir Vera, CNN As Tropical Storm Elsa creeps over the southeast and continues north, it has wreaked havoc near the Georgia-Florida…
Continue ReadingHundreds died in the West’s heat wave last week. Now another one is gearing up.
By Hannah Gard and Taylor Ward, CNN Unrelenting heat is expected to continue in the West after a late-June heat wave left hundreds dead in the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Elsa is moving north off the Florida coast near Tampa Bay with 75 mph winds
By Jason Hanna, Hollie Silverman and Amir Vera, CNN Elsa is moving up the Florida coast and is now near the Tampa Bay area after strengthening to a…
Continue ReadingRescue crews battle storms as they search for dozens still unaccounted for in Florida condo collapse
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Amanda Watts, CNN Search and rescue teams in Surfside, Florida, recovered four more bodies Tuesday, bringing…
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Caught on video: West El Paso storm looked like hurricane
EL PASO, Texas — TAKE A LOOK AT THIS: A very intense storm that moved through west El Paso outside the ABC-7 studios on Monday night looked like a…
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4 migrants saved from Rio Grande after west El Paso storm
EL PASO, Texas — Four migrants stuck in the Rio Grande were rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents who spotted them a short time after a super storm…
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Nearly 5,000 lose power in Las Cruces area on stormy night
UPDATE: Power was restored just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to an El Paso Electric spokesman; he said the cause of the outages were still being…
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At least 19 people missing after mudslides sweep away houses west of Tokyo following heavy rain
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Authorities in Japan say at least 19 people are missing after a powerful mudslide swept away rows of houses in Atami, southwest…
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Northeast El Paso roads littered by rocks and debris after week of storms
EL PASO, Texa s– Five days of nonstop rain has left El Paso roads littered with debris from the monsoon storm. While highways like US Highway 54 and…
Continue ReadingHurricane Elsa brings strong winds and heavy rain to the Caribbean
Hurricane Elsa has become the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Elsa is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the…
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WATCH: For 3rd day this week, flash floods stall El Paso commute
Click here for ABC-7’s Traffic Track Map EL PASO, Texas — Heavy rain falling across El Paso on Thursday triggered a Flash Flood Warning from…
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An American tradition will be missing in cities across the West this 4th of July due to the extreme weather
By Amanda Jackson and Brisa Colon, CNN As the West deals with a historic drought, officials in some cities are banning fireworks to help prevent more…
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