Flash Flood — El Paso, Texas

2014-04-19 · near Tobin, El Paso, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 509650. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.