Flash Flood in El Paso County, Texas

Flash Flood April 19, 2014 · El Paso County, Texas

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three people were rescued from a drainage canal near Valero gas station at Loop 375 and Gateway North. One lady was rescued from under 3 feet of hail and treated for hypothermia, but later died. Additional flooding was reported near Kenworthy and Salem Dr. with cars stalled out.

The wider storm

An upper low was located over Arizona which was able to tap into some mid level Baja moisture. At the same time, southeast surface winds brought in Gulf of Mexico moisture at the low levels. Good shear and instability allowed for hail, strong winds and heavy rain to occur over El Paso County, with one hail/flash flood event leading to a fatality.

Began near Tobin (31.8933, -106.4445).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 509650. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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