Extreme Weather Task Force

Project BRAVO will be electing a Low Income Representative for the Northeast area and is seeking candidates. You do not have to be low-income to serve, but you must be willing to represent the interests of the low-income people living in your area as a volunteer. Volunteers must reside within the following Zip Codes: 79903, 79904, 79906, 79908, 79916, 79918, 79924, 79930, and 79934.

As part of our procedures, elections will be held on May 9th through mail-in ballots. The individual who is elected to the position will begin their term in June 2024.

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High Wind Watch will be in effect on Thursday from 11AM through midnight!

Protect your pipes!

An active weather pattern is expected over the next several days. A series of winter storm systems will move across our area with the first system coming in on Thursday morning. This first system will bring snow showers the mountains and rain showers to the lowlands. Expect a total of 2 to 5 inches of snow in the mountains and less than 0.25 inches of rain the lowlands. The initial precipitation from the second system will be mainly snow showers in the mountains on Saturday. However, by Sunday, rain showers in the lowlands could convert to snow showers especially during the overnight hours as a strong cold front accompany that system. The winds will be breezy to windy throughout these events.

Colder weather continues tomorrow. It is important to stay warm by adding layers of clothing if possible when outdoors. We are expecting morning lows to dip into the 20s and low 30s in the Borderland.

Focus turns to the next storm system. This system is currently over the Gulf of Alaska and is slated to move across the Intermountain West and Southwest US during the middle of next week. With the system currently over the Gulf of Alaska, uncertainties certainly exist with regard to strength, timing, and exact track. However, confidence is slowly increasing in the potential that this system could bring the area some minor impacts. Mountain snow and lowland rain are at play. Exact amounts still need to be ironed out over the next few days. Stay tuned for the latest updates.

Good morning friends! Prepare to bundle up as colder air infiltrates the area.

Picking up over 40 blankets donated by Weststar Bank at Horizon City Fire Station 2. If you are in need of a free blanket please dial 211 to qualify. Also if you would like to donate blankets feel free to drop them off at any fire station in El Paso or Horizon City.

Thank you

Thank you El Paso Electric Company for partnering with the Extreme Weather Task Force. We are honored to have you on our team.

Today the extreme weather task force kicked off their 2023 winter blanket press conference. Many thanks to the El Paso electric company for donating $5,000 in New blankets. We are so grateful for all of our community partners. If you need a blanket or elderly a person with disability and small children who have no heating in your own please call 211 and register for a new blanket. Our goal is to have zero deaths in the community due to the extreme cold. Gracie Ortiz has been honored to be the chair of this organization since 2010. Together we've been able to bless so many homes who have no heat. Making a difference in our community one blanket at a time

Come stop by and support !!!

We asking for the public support as our very own Graci Ortiz husband is holding a findraising event. As a HERO Lorraine McCray is donating her kidney to Frank Ortiz. All funds will be for expenses.

We asking for the public support as our very own Graci Ortiz husband is holding a findraising event. As a HERO Lorraine McCray is donating her kidney to Frank Ortiz. All funds will be for expenses.

El Paso County opens cooling centers The El Paso County has opened its community centers as cooling centers for county residents due to the extreme heat.

Staring Sunday an Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect for much of El Paso County and the Heat Advisory will expand for much of the lowland of southern New Mexico and far west Texas. These heat products likely will be extended through the middle of next week.

Project BRAVO will temporarily stop accepting new applications for Utility Assistance, HVAC repair and Weatherization starting July 6. New applications can be submitted starting July 17.

If you submitted an application previously, you can expect an application update 6-8 weeks after your application is submitted and determined complete.