CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Heavy rainfall that triggered flash flooding in El Paso had a similar impact across the border in Juarez on Monday afternoon and into the night. ABC-7’s newsgathering partners at Canal 44 reported numerous street closures due to water accumulation. There was also a landslide reported along a hill in a section
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EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds and hail arrived Sunday afternoon and evening as a cool front moved into the Borderland. In the video player above you can watch as one of those storms went through northeast El Paso. In the aftermath of those storms, some streets in portions of El
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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 one point on a stormy Sunday night. The El Paso Electric outage map reflected that 3,704 customers in Horizon lost service as a result of multiple outages that were
Continue ReadingUnprecedented heat was recorded across the Pacific Northwest on Saturday and the hottest days are still to come for many. The Northeast will also see the mercury rise this week. Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.
Continue ReadingBy 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 reported Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Along the West Coast, more than 20 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. Unprecedented
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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 keeps the cool refrigerated air blowing in homes. The temperature reached triple-digits for six consecutive days in early June. In that time frame, El Paso Electric said there were
Continue ReadingCAPE FEAR, North Carolina — After pummeling communities along the Gulf Coast and inland, the storm known as Claudette strengthened to become a tropical storm again Monday as it deluged coastal North Carolina before heading out to sea. The system had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph Monday, less than two days after moving through
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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 StormTrack Weather team forecast more heat for Monday, with high temperatures expected to reach the triple-digits yet again. As of 3:47pm, we’ve officially reached 109 degrees at
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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 water park, which occupies five acres at 6001 Hughey — adjacent to the Ross Middle School baseball field in central El Paso, officially opened to the public at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June
Continue ReadingWater 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 first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat, both worsened by the changing climate, have pushed the water supply
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EL PASO, Texas — After a stretch of triple-digit days, El Paso hospitals have seen an increase in patients suffering from heat-related illnesses this year compared to last year, according to an emergency medicine physician at Del Sol Medical. “I think it’s because the people are just kind of eager to go out and start
Continue ReadingThe 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 from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Researchers say it’s a “remarkable” amount of energy that is already having far-reaching consequences. “It’s excess energy that’s being taken
Continue ReadingAtmospheric river brings much needed drought relief to the West. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam shows which areas will see the most drought relief.
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A 15-year-old girl died Saturday after she was struck by lightning while swimming off the coast of Georgia, according to the Tybee Island Police Department. Police say they got a 911 call around 2:37 p.m. about a female who possibly had been struck. Firefighters and lifeguards performed CPR on the girl. She was taken to
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EL PASO, Texas — The National Weather Service has issued Heat Advisories for El Paso and Hudspeth counties in far west Texas as well as Dona Ana, Otero and Luna counties in southern New Mexico that are in effect through Sunday night, with forecasters calling for afternoon high temperatures of up to 110 degrees for
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El PASO, Texas — Hundreds of El Paso Electric customers found themselves without electricity, and as a result air conditioning, on Saturday as the afternoon high temperature reached 107 during a record breaking heat stretch across the Borderland this week. As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, EPE’s outage map reflected at least 900 homes and businesses
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EL PASO, Texas — The heat is on across the Borderland. Many area locations are expected to reach afternoon highs around 106-110 degrees. With this dangerous heat burning across the region it’s important to look after your pets. ABC-7 sat down with Dr. Nancy Harvey, a veterinarian at El Paso’s Country Club Animal Clinic. She
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EL PASO, Texas — With triple digit temperatures hitting the Borderland its not just humans that feel the heat, our four-legged friends at the El Paso Zoo have to deal with the 100-degree days as well. The El Paso Zoo does what it can in triple-digit temperatures to keep the animals cool. One way is
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LAS CRUCES, NEW Mexico – Vulnerable Las Cruces residents can seek shelter from the extreme heat in cooling centers, but splash pads and outdoor pools will be closed for another week. The city of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Director told ABC-7 that aquatic facilities must pass inspection by the New Mexico Environment Department. She
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UPDATE: After ABC-7’s alert went out, Las Cruces police said they found the missing elderly man, feared in peril in the heat, walking near a CVS pharmacy. Authorities expressed relief at safely locating 91-year-old Salvador Montoya, who had walked away from a nursing home, noting that elderly residents have died in the past from being
Continue ReadingA “ring of fire” solar eclipse appeared in the sky Thursday as the moon partially blocked out the sun. It was visible in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and people around the world captured the celestial show — the first of two solar eclipses this year — with some stunning images. A solar eclipse
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EL PASO, Texas — Air conditioning companies in El Paso are seeing a delay in parts which is causing repair times to last weeks, and sometimes even months, with A/C unit break downs. Eric Alvarez, the owner of Expert HVAC and Refrigeration, says the delay in parts is due to the pandemic causing manufacturers to
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CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico — It’s a little oasis just west of Cloudcroft called Tunnel Vista Falls. The waterfall sits at the end of the hiking trail located near High Rolls Mountain Park off Highway 82. The hike located in the Lincoln National Forest offers a cool spot for people to beat the triple-digit heat. ABC-7’s
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UPDATE, June 9: RUIDOSO, New Mexico — As of Wednesday, officials said the Ball Field Fire burning near Ruidoso was 50% contained and holding at 25 acres. In addition, NM Highway 48 has reopened in both directions. Officials said in a Wednesday afternoon update that 18 firefighters on the ground were “continuing to make sure
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – In the middle of an extreme drought, Doña Ana County pecan farmers must rely on outside water sources to produce southern New Mexico’s most iconic crop. “The irrigation season is really short this year,” said Dave DuBois, state climatologist for New Mexico State University. “Producers must rely on pumping
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — One day after the City of Las Cruces imposed a partial ban on fireworks, Doña Ana County Commissioners had a public hearing Tuesday to discuss restrictions on fireworks as we head toward the 4th of July due to severe drought conditions in the region. If adopted, the county’s proclamation
Continue ReadingTwo growing wildfires in eastern Arizona have burned more than 109,000 acres as of Monday afternoon, according to officials at the interagency Incident Information Center. The Telegraph Fire has scorched 56,626 acres in and near the southern edge of Tonto National Forest and is 0% contained, according to Incident Commander Dave Bales. He said the
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EL PASO, Texas — Take a look at the video player above. This funnel cloud was recorded in far east El Paso. ABC-7 viewer Carlos Prado captured this video this past Tuesday. He was wondering whether this was a tornado or a dust devil. ABC-7 Chief Meteorologist ‘Doppler Dave’ Speelman provides the answer in the
Continue ReadingCALIPATRIA, California — More than 600 small earthquakes have been recorded this weekend in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern California, with the largest having a magnitude of 5.3, a US Geological Survey geophysicist told CNN. Geophysicist Randy Baldwin said 603 temblors with a magnitude of at least 1 happened in the
Continue ReadingCALIPATRIA, California — Over 150 small earthquakes have been recorded Saturday in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern California, with the largest having a magnitude of 5.3, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist told CNN. “There have been 152 earthquakes measuring all magnitudes,” said seismologist Paul Caruso, speaking by phone from Golden, Colorado.
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