ABC-7 Xtra: Raging Borderland floodwaters reminiscent of 2006 storms
El PASO, Texas — Storms like the ones the Borderland has been experiencing this month are all too common these days, with a deluge of several inches…
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4,000 including ABC-7 lose power in storms; Las Cruces hard hit
EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers lost power Friday evening amidst severe thunderstorms rolling through the region.…
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El Paso Water providing sandbags for flood control
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water is again providing sandbags at three locations amidst the forecast calling for the prospect of heavy rain and…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
By Nadine Schmidt, Frederik Pleitgen, Barbara Wojazer and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A week after severe flooding hit western Europe, devastating Germany,…
Continue ReadingPassengers trapped inside submerged subway as China battles deadly floods
Several people in Zhengzhou, China have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded the city’s subway. Hundreds of thousands of people have been…
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Storm caused drains to overflow, flooding Lower Valley homes
EL PASO, Texas — Destruction and debris have been scattered across El Paso since monsoon season began, but it’s not just streets that are seeing…
Continue ReadingMore dry storms for the West
Very little rain expected out West as 80 large fires continue to burn. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the latest forecast and what the launch…
Continue ReadingEurope floods: Scale of destruction revealed as water subsides
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has…
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East El Paso streets still flooded as storm damage is assessed
EL PASO, Texas — As east El Paso residents on Monday assessed the damage from Sunday’s powerful storms, city transportation officials said some…
Continue ReadingDry storms could impact a span of 1000 miles across the West
Lightning and gusty winds from dry storms are forecast for vast area from the Pacific to the Canadian border. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis tells…
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El Paso storms cause damage, floods with submerged cars; rescue seen on video
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm impacts.) EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with…
Continue ReadingEnormous scale of destruction is revealed as water subsides after historic western Europe flooding
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 189 people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding hit large swaths of western…
Continue ReadingEurope’s flood death toll surpasses 125; at least 1,300 missing
BERLIN, Germany — Emergency workers in western German and Belgium rushed Friday to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as…
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Caught on video: Watch car get swept away in Arizona flash floods
A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern…
Continue ReadingWatch car get swept away in AZ flash floods
A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern…
Continue ReadingFire threat continues for the West as rain and storms threaten the Midwest
A continuing fire threat and hot temperatures remain for the West as parts of the Northeast and north central US see rain and storms. CNN…
Continue ReadingRecord rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Catastrophic flooding in western Europe…
Continue ReadingGermany mounts huge rescue effort after floods leave dozens dead and many more missing
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany Friday after the…
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El Paso man on a mission, with broom in hand, tackles debris-littered streets after storm
EL PASO, Texas — After the Borderland was hit by ferocious storms, one man took matters into his own hands to ensure the streets were both safe and…
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Southern New Mexico homeowners, farmers struggle with hail damage
VADO, New Mexico — This past weekend’s hail storm caused quite a bit of damage for both homeowners in the southern New Mexico community of Vado as…
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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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