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Emergency Manager reported a tree had fallen on a power line near Fort Bliss.
Trees were reported to have fallen on power lines in northeast El Paso.
Spotter 5 miles south-southwest of Hueco Tanks reported power out and pea size hail.
Power lines down at Gateway and Hawkins.
Power lines down at Gateway and Yarbrough.
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A hot and dry atmosphere was in place, but there was enough moisture for isolated thunderstorms to develop over El Paso. With daytime high temperatures close to 105 degrees, strong downburst winds were able to develop with these storms. The El Paso airport recorded a peak wind of 56 mph with power lines and trees down on east side of the city.
A powerful upper low digging out of the Pacific Northwest brought a strong cold front with damaging winds to far West Texas. Up to 2 inches of snow was also reported in El Paso with this storm.
A vigorous upper level trough with an associated strong Pacific cold front brought strong surface winds to far west Texas during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Windows were broken and power poles were knocked down in the El Paso area.
An upper low moved from southern AZ across southern NM and far west TX over an air mass that was rather moist for early May in this area. Very unstable conditions led to powerful updrafts. Tornadoes occurred about 20 to 30 miles north in southern NM, but only funnel clouds were sited over northeast and east El Paso. However, intense hail fell on the western and central portions of the city, resulting in damage to automobiles. Rain and hail fell so rapidly that drainage channels were clogged causing flash flooding in mainly the downtown area.
Thunderstorms within a saturated atmosphere repeatedly developed and moved over mainly the northwest third of El Paso County, concentrating in an area over and near the Franklin Mountains. Rainfall reports varied from 4 to more than 6 inches within 15 hours in this area, with an isolated report of about 8 inches on the western slope of the mountain range. Antecedent conditions from 4 days of heavy rains, combined with terrain effects of the mountains led to excessive runoff and flooding not seen on such a large scale in the El Paso area in more than 100 years. The power of raging arroyos and street flooding on sloped terrain moved dozens of vehicles and trees through the west side of El Paso. There was considerable structural damage as well to residences and businesses. Numerous roads were closed due to high water and roadbed damage, with several rescues made from trapped vehicles. Interstate 10 was closed just east of downtown El Paso. Water reached a depth of 4 feet in many homes in west El Paso, especially in the upper valley section. By early evening the Rio Grande River crested at 9.3 feet, the highest stage in 50 years, and nearly breached the levee system. Residents in the downtown area near the river were evacuated. Other evacuations took place in Vinton, Canutillo and northeast El Paso. At least 800 people were put up in temporary shelters, some remaining for several days. Amazingly, there were no deaths or serious injuries.As a result of the incredible damage from extensive flash flooding, El Paso County was declared a federal disaster area. Because of this historic event and subsequent heavy rain events, large ponds of water would remain for weeks to come at the bottom of the valley (El Paso Upper Valley). Thus a few roads remained closed, mosquitoes flourished and spread West Nile Disease, and explosive weed growth brought misery to allergy sufferers. Some businesses were closed for weeks while repairs were made.
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EP Water schedules water outage in northwest El Paso | KTSM 9 News Open Navigation Close Navigation
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Water has scheduled a temporary water shut-off in Northwest El Paso overnight on Monday, Oct. 17. The shut off will begin at 8 p.m. and last until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Residents may not have water service or may experience low water pressure during this time. […]
WFISD: Power outage affects multiple schools Share on Facebook Email This Link Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn
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Power outage affects KTSM-TV broadcasts. | KTSM 9 News Open Navigation Close Navigation
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – An outage early Monday morning in west El Paso has affected broadcasts at KTSM. According to El Paso Electric’s (EPE) outage map, the outage was reported near Sunland Park Drive and Consitution Drive. At one point, EPE’s outage map showed around 1,300 customers affected by the power outage, including KTSM-TV. […]
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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El Paso, Texas
| City | El Paso |
| County | El Paso |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 79901, 79902, 79903, 79904, 79905, 79906, 79907, 79908, 79910, 79911 |
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