Jul 5, 2024
A back door cold front moved into the Rio Grande Valley along with being on the tail end of an elongated upper trough extending from the Great Lakes into the Borderland. The deeper moisture and slow storm movement brought heavy rain and a severe thunderstorm winds to the area around Fort Bliss.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1202001). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in El Paso County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.