Flash Flood in El Paso County, Texas

Flash Flood July 27, 2025 · El Paso County, Texas

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Roads were closed around downtown El Paso near Wyoming and Kansas over to Interstate 10 near Piedras. Roads were impassable at some places. Flash flooding also caused several walls to collapse further north near US 54 and Fort Blvd. An apartment building in the area southwest of Fort Bliss also received flooding inside.

The wider storm

Several storms trained over downtown and central El Paso which brought upwards of an inch and a half of rain to the area. Significant flash flooding was reported with several roads closed, walls knocked over and a sinkhole formed.

Began near Smeltertown (31.7568, -106.4878).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285742. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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