EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water is again providing sandbags at three locations amidst the forecast calling for the prospect of heavy rain and potential flooding in the Borderland. There is a limit of 10 sandbags for flood control use per visit and residential customers will need to show a Texas ID or an
Continue ReadingCNN’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 subsided.
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Frederik Pleitgen, Barbara Wojazer and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A week after severe flooding hit western Europe, devastating Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, German officials said Thursday they fear the 158 people still missing there may not be found. The death toll from the floods has risen to at least 205 across the
Continue ReadingSeveral people in Zhengzhou, China have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded the city’s subway. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced as emergency services have been deployed to assist in the rescue operations.
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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 damage, houses are also feeling the impact of the storms. One home in the Lower Valley was flooded by the torrential rain, consumed with 1 to 2 inches of water.
Continue ReadingVery little rain expected out West as 80 large fires continue to burn. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the latest forecast and what the launch conditions will be for Blue Origin.
Continue ReadingCNN’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 subsided.
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EL PASO, Texas — As east El Paso residents on Monday assessed the damage from Sunday’s powerful storms, city transportation officials said some several streets remained flooded and impassable. City of El Paso Streets and Maintenance Department crews were pumping water from a number of flooded roadways and removing debris that washed up onto streets.
Continue ReadingLightning and gusty winds from dry storms are forecast for vast area from the Pacific to the Canadian border. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis tells us how this may impact the fire fighting efforts across the West.
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(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm impacts.) EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with torrential rains moved through El Paso Sunday afternoon, triggering flash flooding on city streets that overwhelmed cars and required water rescue efforts in some cases. Other storm damage included downed trees and
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 189 people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding hit large swaths of western Europe, with tens of thousands unable to return to their homes and many still left without access to power and drinking water. The flooding, caused by unprecedented rainfall, has hit parts of
Continue ReadingBERLIN, Germany — Emergency workers in western German and Belgium rushed Friday to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as the death toll from devastating floods rose to more than 125 people. The New York Times reported that German authorities indicated they were unable to account for at least 1,300 people
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A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern US.
Continue ReadingA monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern US.
Continue ReadingA continuing fire threat and hot temperatures remain for the West as parts of the Northeast and north central US see rain and storms. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Catastrophic flooding in western Europe has killed more than 120 people, with hundreds more missing, authorities said Friday, as large-scale rescue efforts continue amid rising water, landslides and power outages. Shocking images of the devastation in Germany and Belgium showed
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany Friday after the heaviest rainfall in a century caused flash floods to devastate parts of Western Europe, leaving dozens dead and many more unaccounted for. Fast moving torrents of water inundated entire towns and villages in
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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 clean. Henry Infante Lopez spent three and a half hours sweeping the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and South Mesa Hills Drive on Tuesday. Lopez told ABC-7 he
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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 well as farmers in the La Mesa area, and they’ve found themselves struggling in the aftermath. Vado resident Shannon Entringer told ABC-7 the hail broke windows in her
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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 common occurrence here in the Borderland. “Rattlesnakes like to be in the sun just like we do,” said Dr. Sarah Watkins with Texas Tech Physicians of El
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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 Tuesday evening. The ramp reopening about 7:15 p.m. came a full day after the San Augustine Pass was reopened. Both the highway and the ramps had been closed Sunday night
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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 ceremony had to be rescheduled due to weather conditions. The fiesta-themed Chapoteo Water Park, located at 1225 Giles in the city’s Mission Valley, opened to the public on Tuesday. The other
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A “dramatic” surge in high-tide floods is just over a decade away in the US, according to NASA. The rapid increase will start in the mid-2030s, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels caused by the climate crisis, found a new
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(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 Las Cruces area were picking up the pieces Monday, a day after a powerful storm left a trail of toppled trees, washed out roads and damaged homes. Crews around the
Continue Reading 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, as well as hail and heavy rain. The result now is downed trees and leaky roofs across the region. “Get somebody professional to check it out, maybe
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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 swept through the Borderland. By Monday afternoon, the number of people without power had dropped to under 800. Those outages were caused by multiple problems, the utility company said, but most
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CAPULIN, New Mexico — Several earthquakes shook parts of northern New Mexico on Monday morning, the largest being a moderate magnitude 4.2 tremor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first quake was a smaller 3.0 occurring at 7:44 a.m., followed by the larger 4.2 quake at 9:33 a.m. and then a 3.7 at 10:06 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage — about 1,434 square miles — is comparable to 4.75 times the area of New York City. From January 1 to July 13 this year, more than 2 million acres have
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(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 radar showed was capable of producing a tornado rolled through the El Paso and Las Cruces areas Sunday night, producing 70 to 90 mile per hour wind gusts
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(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 edge of space on Sunday morning in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic was delayed, VG officials announced, citing “overnight weather conditions.” Instead of the launch taking
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