A final Talley on The North Texas April Tornado Outbreak
April 3rd was an amazing and even scary day for most residents of north Texas, including me. I was driving back that Friday to spend some time with the family.
View ArticleRecord Setting Temperatures This Week!
It has been quite hot as we set three record highs in a weeks’ time! The heat started at the beginning of the week, with highs going from the lower 90s Saturday to the mid 90s Sunday.
View ArticleStorm System Brings Much Needed Rain!
A storm system that has been affecting the borderland since Tuesday brought us some much needed rain.
View ArticleHurricane Season Begins
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st and lasts through November 30th, but this year things have gotten off to an early start.
View ArticleTriple Digit Heat Continues
After seeing yet another triple digit day for our Thursday with a high of 101 degrees, is this out of the ordinary or about average?
View ArticleOur Fourth of July Spared From Storms!
With a dramatic increase in moisture by Tuesday we saw widespread shower and thunderstorm activity Tuesday afternoon and evening.
View ArticleMuch needed rain has brought our yearly total up to average.
After an extremely dry June receiving only a trace of rainfall on the 15th, 16th, and the 30th, July was about to get wetter here in the borderland.
View ArticleAugust Brings Us More Heat!
This August we did get some rainfall, but we unfortunately had plenty of heat too. At the beginning of the month the average high temperature is 93 degrees, by the end of the month that drops down to...
View ArticleCool Front Brings Fall Weather to The Borderland!
A strong cool front moved into the borderland early Thursday and made its presence known through the day with cooler temperatures and even some rainfall.
View ArticleFrom Near Record Highs to Below Average
We have seen very warm temperatures with highs in the 90s going from September right into October. And this time of year when average highs are around 83 degrees, our highs have been some 7 to 10...
View ArticleSuper Storm Sandy!
Sandy was a powerful combination storm that started out as a tropical depression on October 22nd, then becoming a hurricane Wednesday October 27th.
View ArticleRainfall: Where Do We Stand As of Now?
After getting some rainfall on Saturday and Sunday the 24th and 25th of the month, and again getting some light rain on Wednesday the 21st, how much do we have for the month and the year?
View ArticleFinishing off the Year with Below Average Precipitation
Beginning 2012 El Paso saw dry spring with below average precipitation. This was followed by below average precipitation for our summer monsoon, which is typically the wettest time of the year here.
View ArticleLet’s Talk Cold Temperatures!
It was a cooler end to last year and a cold start to 2013.We started off December of last year very mild, with 5 days within the first 10 days of the month having highs in the 70!
View ArticleTwo Storm Systems in Two Days!
We saw a very active week weather-wise as two storm systems moved through the borderland in as many days.
View ArticleHot Temperatures Return!
After a stretch of below average temperatures it looks like the heat is on with above average temperatures back in the forecast.
View ArticleMoisture Brings Strong Storms to the Borderland.
A cool front that moved into the borderland Saturday didn’t bring much in the way of cooler temperatures, but it brought some moisture.
View ArticleMonsoon Season Kicks Off!
The official start of monsoon season is June 15th, and it runs all the way through September 30th. And this is the time of year when the borderland receives the bulk of its precipitation.
View ArticleElephant Butte Storm Damage Not Caused By a Tornado
A strong thunderstorm hit the Elephant Butte area around 8pm Monday. The storm contained very strong winds, winds that can sometimes be mistaken for a tornado.
View ArticleMuch needed rainfall!
This week’s storm system took a very unusual track to make it here to the borderland. The system moved from Ohio, down through Mississippi and then began a track moving west toward Texas!
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