El Paso Flooding

[StephPunkRocker]

A word of advice- even if it's stopped raining don't drive with your window down. Last night I got drenched by a passing pickup truck. XD It was hilarious.

[StephPunkRocker]

I just moved here a couple of weeks ago and we are going through some pretty crazy flooding now too. It must be something about July. They need more storm drains on the main roads, but if you know how to drive in a flood and have an SUV rather than a sedan, you're good to go. The kids on our street were waiting by the side of the road to get splashed by the cars and jumping up and down waving, so we drove faster to splash them. :P After all this hot weather it's nice to get some rain.

[smguy101]

haha i always asked why they put an effin dam there when I was a kid and how it was a waste of money, then this happened. good times

[AngelOfNightmaresX]

hmm I did not know that was a dam! haha

[santanarocks234]

man i live in el paso and i swear our weather is sooooo weird!

[figsmavs]

i used to live near there! aw i was in dallas that whole month

[zer0cool81]

That time was soo crazy!! I couldn't belive how much water was coming from that dam!!

[chato1013]

you guys should have dived in there lol that would scarry

[zer0cool81]

If we did dive in, it would of been cold. We were already wet Any-Ways...LOL

[gameraxg23]

after a 100-day drought this happens!! i was so shocked when the flood came (i live on the east side). well at least chico's tacos wasnt under water...

[zer0cool81]

Haha Good thing all the Chico's were ok..haha

I bet we might have something like this again. Maybe not as bad, but close..watch..Thanks for watchin my vid..

[tecman87]

if something happend to chico's i might have to hurt somebody!!!!!!! >:(

[ryan4x4dodge]

i used to live in el paso and i moved to arkansas in 02 el paso has horrible storm drains.

[zer0cool81]

No kidding man. It was bad that whole week, and even after the rain had stopped. It sucked! But the Video was good.

[skrazzles]

lol and behind that slope is a giant hole

[zer0cool81]

For Reals!! There was so Much Water...

[NicoleDuenas]

i was just over there but fort bliss gattes surroundings were pretty bad

[myfairladybabe]

yea i always asked that question to...who knew that this would happen....

[tuutuutango]

I grew up in El Paso in the 50s, 60s and left in the 70s but never saw flooding like that. But, I lived on the east side and we didn't have any alluvial floodplains off Mount Franklin like people living near the center of the city.

[andrew2k8]

is this right outside the Fort Bliss gates?

[jonamato]

You know, for as crazy as a situation, you did some great camera work! Good stuff, I searched this a while back, didn't come across your video. I'll give you those 5 stars it deserves!

[zer0cool81]

Thank You!! Hopefully I can put one of my other stories oh here for you to see..Keep watching! Not to plug the station, but you can watch KDBC 4 for more of my stuff. =) THanks Again!!!

[irimbaud]

this is great. love seeing the video

[zer0cool81]

Thank You, I was in shock when I was shooting it. It was a Crazy few days...

[anvasquez]

I pass by here every Sunday on my way to church and I always asked myself, "Why have those huge barriers if it hardly rains in El Paso." Now I see why.

[zer0cool81]

That day was crazy! I work for KDBC 4 News, and I was there right when the water started to spill over to the houses. I had never seen anything like that EVER!

[anvasquez]

I'm glad you had the chance to film this...It was a very historic event.

[zer0cool81]

yea it was..I just wish I could get some of my other video on the site, but it is not digital..