Light storms breeze through Las Vegas
A new thunderstorm was churning in the southeast part of the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon, National Weather Service meteorologist John Salmen said. The storm cell was expected to roll over the Black Mountains and bring moderate to brief but heavy rain to old town Henderson.
Rain was expected to last into the evening.
The storm is separate from an earlier system that briefly choked the sunshine and showered rain near the Anthem and Seven Hills areas of Henderson before dissipating at around 3:30 p.m.
Remnants of the earlier storm brought light sprinkles to the Boulder Highway area just south of the 215 Beltway.
Farther east, near the Lake Mead National Recreation area, the sun was bright and skies were clear. Andrew Gorelow, also a meteorologist with the weather service, expected the heat to hang in the area for the rest of the day, though Salmen warned conditions could change.
“There’s just a lot of moisture and instability around,” Salmen said.
To the north, a flash flood warning was in effect until 6:30 p.m. for the northeast part of Clark County near southern Mesquite. Salmen said the storm was still causing “quite a bit” of lightning in the area, though the system seemed to be weakening.
A flash flood warning was also in effect in Lincoln County until 5 p.m.
A chance of scattered thunderstorms is expected in Las Vegas through Sunday and Monday. Starting Tuesday, Gorelow said the valley skies will dry up for the week.
Mount Charleston can expect possible storms Sunday and Monday as well. The fire-prone area didn’t see any lightning strikes Saturday morning, though the Sheep Mountains experienced a few strikes earlier Saturday.
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