Some parts of West El Paso got hammered with rainfall Wednesday evening and night. Most of the rain concentrated along Interstate 10 and 25. Rainfall amounts were anywhere from .25″ to just over 1″ adding to a healthy week of rain so far. Numerous lightning strikes took out power for around 8,000 folks in El Paso and 3,000 in Dona Ana county.
El Paso and surrounding areas remain locked in a moist and active weather pattern, with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected through the weekend. A persistent flow of moisture from the south, combined with disturbances moving through the region, is helping maintain an environment favorable for additional rainfall across Southern New Mexico and Far West Texas.
A weather disturbance currently over Sonora is expected to lift northward tonight into Thursday morning. Even after that system moves away, the region will remain connected to the moist southerly flow through Saturday…