‘Praying for snow’: Ruidoso businesses suffer with ski season yet to arrive
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Cool temps with wind and rain chances
Hello and happy Monday to you all! Rain is on the way, and will move through the area throughout this evening. The rain showers will be light…
Continue ReadingA travel nightmare is setting up from coast to coast as holiday travelers return home
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As the holiday hangover starts to wear off and the daunting trip home is facing you head on, Mother Nature…
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StormTRACK Weather: Windy and possible rain chances Monday
El Paso, Texas- It seems like we can’t shake off these westerly winds. Breezy to windy conditions will persist this Monday and rain chances make a…
Continue ReadingSnow and cold will make for difficult post-Christmas travel across the western and northern United States
By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Winds remain + rain chances
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend- mine was filled with work, but I did get to have some family time. We have more…
Continue ReadingChristmas highs reach July levels in Texas and Oklahoma, while much of the West could see at least a foot of snow
By Robert Shackelford, CNN Christmas Day doesn’t feel much like winter for much of the South and Southeast. More than 200 records may be broken…
Continue ReadingSnow and cold will make for difficult post-Christmas travel across the western and northern United States
Record heat is in place across much of the South as the West sees heavy rain and snow. CNN meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the…
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High wind topples tree onto car in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — High winds brought down a large tree onto a parked car in a northeast El Paso neighborhood on Friday afternoon, but there were no…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Christmas winds
Merry Christmas Eve! First thing I’ll mention is we broke the high temperature record by three degrees today! We reached a high of 76 degrees in EP…
Continue ReadingHaiti Earthquake Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which struck on January 12, 2010. The earthquake had a 7.0 magnitude. The…
Continue ReadingWinter weather across the northern US could mean hazardous holiday travel, while record-breaking springlike temperatures warm the south
Heavy rain and snow for the West, record warm temperatures for the South, and cool rain for the Northeast. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the…
Continue ReadingWinter weather across the northern US could mean hazardous holiday travel, while record-breaking springlike temperatures warm the south
Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Damaging winds expected for Christmas Eve
El Paso, Texas- High winds could potentially hinder your Christmas Eve travel plans. Multiple weather warnings and advisories have been put in place…
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Wind Advisory on Christmas Eve for entire ABC-7 viewing area
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 358 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021 NMZ403>414-417-TXZ418>424-240700-…
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Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Windy Christmas Eve
Merry Christmas Eve Eve to you all. Today, we topped out at 73 in EP, so we didn’t break any records today. Tomorrow, we are much more likely to…
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Forecasters: New Mexico should brace for worsening drought
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s going to get…
Continue ReadingSome in the West may see an uncommon white Christmas as the Southeast gets unseasonable warmth
Record temperatures will usher in Christmas Eve across the Plains and push east with Santa’s sleigh for Christmas Day. CNN Meteorologist Tyler…
Continue ReadingSome in the West may see an uncommon white Christmas as the Southeast gets unseasonable warmth
By Tyler Mauldin, Judson Jones and Hannah Gard, CNN This holiday weekend is a tale of two Christmases: Heavy snow, rain and wind are forecast for the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Gusty winds expected Christmas Eve
El Paso, Texas- Santa is going to need to buckle up when flying over the Borderland! Gusty winds will rock the area for Christmas Eve. Today: Winds…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Windy and warm Christmas wknd
Hello and happy Wednesday! We topped out at 69 degrees at both the El Paso International Airport and the Las Cruces International Airport. That is a…
Continue ReadingSnow could pile as high as a one-story building for some in the US as others get a rare white Christmas
By Tyler Mauldin and Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologists Santa is bringing the gift of another atmospheric river event to the parched US West Coast this…
Continue ReadingSnow could pile as high as a one-story building for some in the US as others get a rare white Christmas
The first full day of winter is bringing snow, but only to portions of the Northeast and Northwest. The rest of the US will have to dream of a white…
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StormTRACK Weather: Great weather conditions for holiday shopping
Good Morning! It will be another warm December day with temperatures running above average. The forecast looks great for those of you that need to…
Continue ReadingFrom floods and wildfires to inaction and urgency: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2021
By Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller and Bill Weir, CNN The climate crisis took a catastrophic toll across the globe in 2021. From the Arctic to…
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It’s officially winter now, but we’re looking at spring like temperatures
Winter officially arrived this morning but without any fanfare. Temperatures again climbed in the low to mid 60’s. Temps will continue to be very…
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StormTRACK Weather: The first day of Winter brings partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures
Good Morning, happy first day of astronomical winter. Although the winter season kicks off today it won’t feel like it. An upper ridge will bring…
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First freeze of the season now behind us
We hit 29 degrees this morning – tied the latest first freeze of the season for El Paso. Temps will warm quite a bit the rest of this week as a large…
Continue Reading6.2 magnitude quake shakes Northern California
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A 6.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California rattled a wide swath of the state shortly after noon local…
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