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…
Continue ReadingExtreme temperatures ease as the tropics heat up
Tropical storm Elsa has formed in the Atlantic on the heels of a deadly heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers has the…
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El Paso motorists again battle flash floods on roads
Click here for ABC-7’s Traffic Track Map EL PASO, Texas — Heavy rain falling across El Paso on Wednesday afternoon triggered a Flash Flood Warning…
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At least 1 dead as truck is swept away in Carlsbad area flooding
UPDATE, June 30: CARLSBAD, New Mexico — One person was found dead in a truck driven into floodwaters that covered a closed road in Carlsbad after…
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West El Paso residents assess flood damage, clean up
EL PASO, Texas — Residents in Smeltertown, a small west El Paso neighborhood just north of Paisano and Executive, are picking up the pieces after…
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Flooding raises questions about El Paso’s storm drainage
EL PASO, Texas — Multiple areas of El Paso have experienced flash floods in recent days, which is something many El Pasoans say they thought…
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‘We love the rain!’ Southern New Mexico farmers optimistic about growing season
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — One man’s inconvenience is another man’s blessing. “We love the rain!” said Greg Daviet, the farm manager of Dixie…
Continue ReadingMore than 230 deaths reported in British Columbia amid historic heat wave
By Sarah Moon, Jon Passantino and Rebekah Riess, CNN More than 230 deaths have been reported in British Columbia since Friday as a historic heat wave…
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Dallas man ends up losing legs due to frostbite from historic winter storm
DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — After three days of repeated power outages at his aunt’s Dallas home back during February’s arctic storm, Steven…
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39-year-old Austin hiker killed on Franklin Mountains was wife, teacher & mother
EL PASO, Texas — The husband of the 39-year-old Austin woman who died hiking in the Franklin Mountains amidst Monday’s heavy rains said she was…
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Woman dies after being swept away on Franklin Mountains
EL PASO, Texas — A 39-year-old woman was found dead by El Paso Fire Department search and rescue crews Monday evening in the Franklin Mountains…
Continue Reading El Paso motorists battle high water amid flash floods on roads
EL PASO, Texas — A Flash Flood Warning was in effect for El Paso until 7 p.m. Monday after heavy rainfall deluged the Borderland throughout the…
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Juarez floods after heavy rains, residents advised to stay home
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Heavy rainfall that triggered flash flooding in El Paso had a similar impact across the border in Juarez on Monday afternoon…
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WATCH: Borderland storms with rain, wind, hail result in floods
EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds and hail arrived Sunday afternoon and evening as a cool front moved into the…
Continue Reading Thousands lost power in El Paso area on stormy night
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Over 3,700 homes and businesses in the Horizon City area and another roughly 1,500 in central El Paso were without power at…
Continue ReadingRecord heat builds across both the West and the Northeast
Unprecedented heat was recorded across the Pacific Northwest on Saturday and the hottest days are still to come for many. The Northeast will also see…
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, sets high-temperature record and Seattle comes close
By Jay Croft and Haley Brink, CNN The Pacific Northwest is baking in a record-breaking heat wave, with an all-time high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit…
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Triple-digit temps put strain on El Paso Electric’s power grid
EL PASO, Texas — The hot triple-digit temperatures in the Borderland are putting a strain not only on our bodies, but on the electrical grid that…
Continue ReadingLIVE updates: After 14 deaths, Claudette is again a tropical storm
CAPE FEAR, North Carolina — After pummeling communities along the Gulf Coast and inland, the storm known as Claudette strengthened to become a…
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Record 109° El Paso high: Cooling centers, safety tips, free fans
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso officially reached 109 degrees on Sunday to set a new record and become the warmest day of the year thus far. ABC-7’s…
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Lost Kingdom is 3rd El Paso water park to open for summer
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso officials have now opened the third of four city-operated water parks for the summer. The Mayan-themed Lost Kingdom…
Continue ReadingA California reservoir is expected to fall so low that a hydro-power plant will shut down for first time
Water in a key California reservoir is expected to fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the…
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How to stay safe from the El Paso heat & avoid a hospital visit
EL PASO, Texas — After a stretch of triple-digit days, El Paso hospitals have seen an increase in patients suffering from heat-related illnesses…
Continue ReadingThe amount of heat the Earth traps has doubled in just 15 years, study shows
The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis…
Continue ReadingThe West’s historic drought in 3 maps
Atmospheric river brings much needed drought relief to the West. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam shows which areas will see the most drought…
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