EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Part of Montana Avenue in far East El Paso is closed because of flooding Saturday evening, Aug. 15, the Texas Department of Transportation said.
Flooding is being reported elsewhere in far East.
Montana at Justice/Tierra Este. Wesbound Montana is closed because of high water or flooding, TxDOT reported. Photo courtesy of TxDOT
Montana westbound at Justice/Tierra Este is closed because of high water, TxDOT said. Major backup is being reported.
Clearing time is estimated to be until further notice.
This came after parts of far East El Paso received some heavy rainfall.
Flooding is also being reported near Montwood Middle School.
El Paso Fire said they have not had any injuries or transports that were weather-related.
As of about 9 p.m., about 1,700 customers are without power, mostly in far East El Paso, according to the El Paso Electric outage map.
TxDOT reminds motorists to turn around when they see standing water. “Turn around. Don’t drown,” TxDOT said.
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