El Niño stop it already

@rebelann (118916)
El Paso, Texas
October 15, 2026 2:20pm CST
Enough is enough!! The photo above was taken of my front yard back on July 18. Normally we don't get that much rain and usually by mid July we're back to hot and dry, that didn't happen this year. This has been one harrowing El Niño. The pacific is usually not this active but when it gets active it seems to affect all of us here in southwestern USA. This year has been the worst I've seen in decades. I have to wonder if next year will be as bad, winter isn't upon us yet but hopefully it won't be too bad for those of you in areas that normally gets a lot of snow as I've heard that it's possible you won't get that much this coming winter. Is that good or bad? I just thought I would share this weather video of hurricane activity in the Americas in case you haven't had a chance to see it.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (108145)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Oct
El Nino is supposed to hit here hard this winter. But everyone complains about drought coast to coast so rain should be welcomed.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
The problem with rain in my area is that it just sits on top of the soil for a while, the clay here doesn't soak it up the way sandy areas do. I've seen on the news what some of those hurricanes have done to the western coastline, doesn't it affect you as well?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
So the weather reports are exaggerating as usual right @JohnRoberts ?
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (108145)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Oct
@rebelann In a very very minor way.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (57730)
• Canada
15 Oct
That is alot of rainwater. We are expecting cold weather, possibly frost this weekend, and with such a low temperature, there is the threat of snow, and we rarely see that before the end of October. Go away El Nino!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
Yes, go away EN!! Hopefully winter won't be too bad.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
Its those dad blasted hurricanes that have been kicking our butts on the west coast @Juliaacv the new one is Hurricane Trudy which could become really nasty before the weekend is over.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (57730)
• Canada
16 Oct
@rebelann I hope not too, but it might start rearing its ugly head sooner than later here.
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Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (29001)
• Mauritius
15 Oct
That sounds like an exhausting year of extreme weather. Too much rain can be just as troublesome as a drought. Hopefully, the coming months will bring some relief.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
I hope El Niño won't continue through 2027, it's been so hard on so many areas world wide.
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Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (29001)
• Mauritius
16 Oct
@rebelann In my region, El Niño is causing droughts. It is barely raining
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
droughts are normal for my desert,@Nawsheen, but humidity and rain is unusual for this region.
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rakski
@rakski (163166)
• Philippines
16 Oct
the government asked us to prepare for low water when el niño strikes
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
I just pray that El Niño stops before the end of the year.
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rakski
@rakski (163166)
• Philippines
17 Oct
@rebelann we are praying for that too
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (101760)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Oct
There prediciong a lost of snow starting sometime early due to El Nino,
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
I can't remember how long it's been since I read there was snow in FL.
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Michael
@Wrexxo (10108)
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15 Oct
That sounds rough, we got way more rain this year too and it never seemed to stop. Less snow sounds nice at first but it can mean dry summers and less water later, so I'm not sure it's really good. Hope things calm down for you soon and the yard dries out.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
It's rough only because deserts aren't equiped for lots of rain. You've made a really good point, sometimes it's the snow that keeps things healthy for spring and summer. Thank you, it's beginning to get drier but with Hurricane Trudy threatening the west coast of Mexico it could mean it'll push more rain my way. Looking on the bright side, my yard is greener with all kinds of plants now. Some of those I'm cutting down but some are showing some really pretty tiny flowers which makes me happy.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (131651)
• United States
16 Oct
We had such a drought this summer that our three straight days of rain this week still hasn’t negated it.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
Usually we're in a drought which is normal for August - November but we not only got rain but also humidity which was aweful. I don't like humidity
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snowy
@snowy22315 (214113)
• United States
16 Oct
This El Nino has been a real pain in the behind. We had a horrible summer. Fall is warmer than it should be but is starting to cool down. I just hope we don't have any ice stoorms this winter.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
It sure has. We had an unusually hot spring-summer then we started getting rain in August and September which is very unusual.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (149943)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Oct
It is not raining like it should here. By now the river is usually high and it is not high at all. It is really low.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Oct
Here it is the opposite problem, we've gotten more rain than usual and it's been too humid for this desert I live in
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Anna
@LadyDuck (504893)
• Italy
16 Oct
For what I have read, the month of December would be the most affected by El Niño here. We already had a weird summer, too hot, too dry. What are we going to experience in December?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
It was the same here, very weird since about mid July here. I can only pray things will start becoming normal once more before the end of November.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (504893)
• Italy
16 Oct
@rebelann - I hope things start to get more normal. We still have not enough rain and today it was rally too warm to be mid October.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (390228)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
When you say the worst in decades, do you mean for dry and hot? I hope you don't get any hurricane activity.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (118916)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
It has been both very hot and humid here since mid July, the humidity is unusual for my desert area and then in August and September we got lots of rain, that too is unusual. Normally we usually get rain between the end of June and mid July.
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