Borderland winter storm closures & delays list
EL PASO, Texas — Due to the winter storm impacting the Borderland on Sunday, here are the latest closures, cancellations and delays… El Paso…
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Winter Storm Warning, Wind Chill Advisory as Borderland sees several inches of snow, I-10 pileups
EL PASO, Texas — A strong storm system blanketed much of the Borderland with several inches of snow Sunday as the area also was set to see…
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El Paso, Sierra Blanca open warming centers due to bitter cold
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Office of Emergency Management is operating seven warming centers throughout the city on Sunday and Monday, while…
Continue Reading‘Worst week of winter in your life’ – storm takes aim at Texas, New Mexico & South Central U.S.
DALLAS, Texas — There’s “no shortage of winter weather hazards” across the U.S. Sunday morning, with more than 150 million Americans under weather…
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Winter Weather Advisory in El Paso, Dona Ana counties; Winter Storm Warning in Hudspeth, Otero
UPDATE, Feb. 13: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for El Paso and Dona Ana counties from 7 a.m. Sunday to 5 a.m.…
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Abbott urges Texans to brace for winter storm, issues disaster declaration for all 254 counties
UPDATE, Feb. 13: Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday urged Texans to stay alert as the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings or watches for…
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WATCH: 6 dead, 65 hurt in icy 100-car pileup in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas — At least six people were killed and dozens more injured Thursday morning following an icy, more than 100-vehicle freeway pileup,…
Continue ReadingThis restaurant owner buys out street vendors’ tamales so they can call it a day during a Chicago cold snap
When it’s 9 degrees in Chicago, you can see your frozen breath in the air, feel the arctic sting on your face and, on this February morning,…
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Extreme Weather: What to expect in 2021 for Western U.S.
EL PASO, Texas — Historic wildfires, excessive heat, and drought are all things that we experienced in the Southwest and West Coast this past year.…
Continue ReadingTruck driver survives 70-foot plunge off an icy roadway as freezing weather snarls traffic across Midwest
A driver survived a 70-foot plunge off of a roadway Saturday and a Wisconsin Department of Transportation traffic camera recorded the dramatic scene.…
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At least 14 people died in avalanches last week, the deadliest week of US avalanches on record
Andy Jessen was the mayor pro tempore of Eagle, Colorado. Sarah Moughamian, a lover of all things outdoors, spent all the free time she had in the…
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4 skiers dead, 4 rescued after avalanche in Utah backcountry
Four skiers were killed and four others rescued after an avalanche over the weekend in a back-country ski area near Salt Lake City, police said. The…
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A look back at the Borderland’s big freeze – 10 years ago this week
EL PASO, Texas — It was Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, when an intense arctic air mass moved into southern New Mexico and far west Texas. The weather system…
Continue ReadingWinter weather leads to 40-car pile-up in Iowa, people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin
Thursday brought havoc to the roads in Iowa and left dozens of people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin, with a powerful winter storm showing no…
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El Paso reaches 77 degrees to shatter high temperature record from 1890
EL PASO, Texas — The Borderland on Wednesday shattered a high temperature record that goes back more than a century. The official temperature at the…
Continue ReadingThree skiers are missing after getting caught in a large avalanche in Colorado
Three skiers are missing after getting caught in a large avalanche between the Colorado towns of Silverton and Ophir, according to a preliminary…
Continue ReadingLIVE updates: Major storm hits Northeast with foot of snow
NEW YORK, NY — Instead of closing schools and giving students snow days, the latest winter storm is shutting down vaccination sites and…
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Major winter snow storm moves from Midwest to the East
CHICAGO, Illinois — After days of frigid temperatures, the Northeast braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in…
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Weather reporter gets adorable ‘interruption’ from her toddler on live TV
LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Baby on the move! We’re all making do with working from home, but sometimes there are certain things we…
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Drought worsens for parts of the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — In recent months, drought has surged to extreme levels across parts of the Borderland. According to the latest update by the U.S.…
Continue ReadingA tornado strikes Florida’s capital, damaging Tallahassee International Airport
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing the temporary closure of Tallahassee International Airport. The city…
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A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, forcing the closure of Tallahassee International Airport
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a…
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Transmountain Road reopens after snow closure; 1-10 west at Paisano reopens after semi crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Dept. of Transportation shut down Transmountain Road early Tuesday morning due to overnight snow in the…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 killed and nearly 30 injured after a large tornado ripped through Birmingham area
At least one person is dead and dozens injured amid a trail of destruction after a tornado described as “large and extremely dangerous”…
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Police advise ‘give yourself plenty of time’ for El Paso winter driving
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police report an uptick in accidents and crashes during wet weather, and they say speed is typically a factor. A…
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Winter storm bringing rain, snow to parched Borderland; slick roads possible for motorists
EL PASO, Texas — A winter storm system arrived in the Borderland late Monday night, bringing with it rain mixing with some snow for Tuesday that…
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Slick road conditions lead to traffic crashes, backups on I-10 in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Rain-slicked road conditions led to multiple vehicle crashes along Interstate 10 through El Paso on Thursday afternoon, leading to…
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Power completely restored to thousands after transmission line outage in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric said it had completely restored service just before 11 a.m. Wednesday to thousands who lost power after an…
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High wind causes damage across west El Paso, with rain to follow
EL PASO, Texas — Strong winds whipped through El Paso on Tuesday, creating damage in the different parts of the city. According to the…
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USGS says magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes northwestern Argentina near border with Chile
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Authorities say a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in northwestern Argentina near the border with central Chile,…
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