EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This summer marks 20 years since Storm 2006, a severe natural disaster that caused widespread flooding across the El Paso region. Most El Pasoans remember the storm for the consistent torrential downpour over the course of several days.
The series of thunderstorms brought a record amount of rainfall to the Borderland, resulting in flooded neighborhoods, streets and highways. The storm caused hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage and damaged hundreds of homes.
The weeks after the historic storm, ABC-7 brought the Borderland complete back-to-back coverage as journalists reported on the aftermath and cleanup efforts…