Flood, El Paso
- When
- September 14, 5:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, El Paso
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.769, -106.235 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Texas, September 14, 1997
Strong thunderstorms in the El Paso area produced more than 11/2 inches of rain in less than an hour causing considerable street flooding. One serious automobile accident occurred when lightning struck very close to a vehicle causing the driver to lose control.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
Strong thunderstorms in the El Paso area produced more than 11/2 inches of rain in less than an hour causing considerable street flooding. One serious automobile accident occurred when lightning struck very close to a vehicle causing the driver to lose control.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, September 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, September 14, 1997
- High Surf in California, September 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 14 to 15, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Utah, September 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 14, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 14, 1997
- High Surf in California, September 14 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616867.