Flash Flood in El Paso County, Texas

Flash Flood September 12, 2013 · El Paso County, Texas

$1.6M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Almost 4 inches of rain fell in the Horizon City, Tornillo and Socorro areas overnight and into the morning of September 12th. Water levels in Tornillo were up to the hoods of some cars. Homes and neighborhoods in Socorro flooded with at least 15 families needing to be evacuated. In San Elizario TX serious flooding damaged the historic Old County Jail and La Portales Museum along with some homes.

The wider storm

A deep south to southwest flow aloft continued to tap moisture from the Baja region while low level flow was tapping Gulf of Mexico moisture. Precipitable water values across the region were running over 150 percent of normal. Training storms developed over Far West Texas and produced record rainfall amounts.

Began near (elp)el Paso Intl Ar (31.7814, -106.1945).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 477051. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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