Flash Flood — El Paso, Texas

2025-07-28 · near Newman, El Paso, Texas

Event narrative

Flooding was reported at Hueco Tanks State Park. Low water crossing topped with over 6 inches of water leading into the park.

Wider weather episode

A large upper high over the lower Mississippi Valley setup a deep southeast flow off the Gulf bringing above average moisture into far west Texas. Very heavy rain occurred for several hours and resulted in flash flooding over parts of Hudspeth and far northeastern El Paso counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.