Showers and storms slammed parts of El Paso – primarily the West Side of town and around UTEP. That’s why ABC-7 issued a First Alert for Tuesday. Rainfall amounts ranged from 0.75″ to 1.7″. Several areas on the west side and along Mesa reported street flooding. There was some small hail reported – generally pea size – not damaging.
The storms intensified due to wind gusts colliding – one coming from the northwest, the other from the southeast. Flood warnings were issued due to the intense rainfall and flooding that developed…