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Flash Flood — El Paso, TX

Sep 22, 2014

High pressure building over the western plains sent the remnant moisture of Hurricane Odile, which had passed over the region a few days earlier, back into far west Texas. A weak upper trough was moving into the southwestern U.S. and easterly upslope flow aided in providing lift to El Paso County. A maximum of 6.50 inches of rain fell in the northeast side of El Paso. One death was attributed to the flash flooding in northeast El Paso.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 542913). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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