El Paso to issue a State of Emergency; Mass Flooding

[itsrobert]

It has been raining for the sixth straight day. Water is rising all over the city. Mudslides are developing as the desert ground can't hold anymore. The Rio Grande River is raising to the levees. El Paso looks safe from the Rio Grande because the Corp of Engineers have built the levees high enough. However, the city of Juarez is in danger because nobody built up the levee on the Mexico side. Look for mass flooding in Juarez and many people losing their homes.

[theHandpuppet]

1. Wow -- hope you are safe

Keep us updated...

[don954]

2. anyone ever notice how these are happening more and more?

multiple once in a hundred year storms per year? multiple once per hundred year huracanes? tornadoes so big they go off the scale? glaciers thousands of years old melting suddenly? sea currents slowing? reefs millenia old dieing? thousands of species dieing off?

A thinking person might think something is going on.

But that just liberal non-sense... :evilgrin:

[babylonsister]

3. CNN showed pix and it looks wicked. I live in

Houston and I had no idea until this afternoon that you had all that rain.
Head for higher ground if you have to, and stay safe!

[w8liftinglady]

4. neither did I..we haven't seen rain in dallas for months

[itsrobert]

6. UPDATE: CHANNEL 7 KVIA reporting Rio Grande rising to the LEVEES

On scene reporter saying the Rio Grande is rising and fast and approachin the top of the levees.

[itsrobert]

5. I'm safe and out of the way

I'm on higher ground.

UPDATE: 100 year old dams are overflowing over the top. Water rushing down the mountains to the I-10.

UPDATE: NEWS REPORT KVIA 7 EL PASO REPORTS RIO GRANDE APPROACHING THE TOP OF THE LEVEES.

[itsrobert]

7. Mexican President to fly to Juarez later to declare a State of Emergency

for the city of Juarez.

[itsrobert]

8. Rio Grande to be 1.2 feet over flood stage tonight

The Rio is overflowing it's banks into Juarez.

[babylonsister]

9. Didn't this happen a couple of years ago? I seem to recall

Laredo and north up the Rio Grande was dodging water...

[itsrobert]

10. Yup,

I believe that was due to remnants of a Hurricane. Laredo is about 12 hours down from El Paso and closer to the Gulf.