Unseasonably Cool and Rainy in the Desert City El Paso - Flooding and Sink Holes

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While many cities in the U.S. are having temperatures near 100 degrees, El Paso, Texas which is familiar with higher temperatures is cooler than normal. Monsoonal thunderstorms. Green Elementary School recorded 7.75 inches on Tuesday.
The Rio Grand reached it's highest recorded levels since the late 50's. The river's levees being 11-12 feet high recorded surge flood wave at 9.3 feet on Tuesday. The last week of two weeks have exceeded the normal annual precipitation rate on several occasions in a single day.
8-1-06 .
Street flooding submerged cars at the intersection of Pasiano and Executive Center. Boaters were photographed along Gateway West. Gateway was closed between Copia and downtown. A truck was lifted by flood waters and toppled on it's side behind West Side Flower shop. Pebbles rocks and mud washed onto roads and highways.

Sections of roads crumbled on North Desert Boulevard as the ground was eroded by rushing waters flowing out of the overflowing arroyos in West El Paso.

Mudslide caused street closings in Central El Paso Tue at Alabama St. near Fort Blvd. North Mesa was closed in 3 places because of sinkholes at Sunland Park Drive, Thunderbird and near Alto Mesa.

Other news stories on the area's recent waether related events from the El Paso Times are:

More local stories
MORE MORE LOCAL STORIES HEADLINES
300 remain in shelters after evacuations.
Streets director says cleanup, repairs to cost city millions
Homeowners seek relief for damage
'It looks like we dodged a bullet...;' river levees hold
Men accused of looting damaged Blockbuster
Apparent drowning victim found
Standing water hinders Canutillo cleanup
Storm-water lake at Eastwood is dangerous
Some schools say damage is extensive
The storm, from Tuesday to Wednesday

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