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Flash-flood warning issued for Southern Nevada

By RICARDO TORRES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
August 14, 2014 - 11:04 am
 
A thunderhead hangs over east Las Vegas on Thursday, seen from Torrey Pines Drive and Lone Mountain Road. The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for Thursday in Southern Nevada and northwest Arizona. (Twitter/Las Vegas Fire & Rescue)
Debris clogs a gutter drain along Grand Teton Drive in Las Vegas after a storm swept through the valley on Monday, July 7, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood warning for Thursday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Despite projected sunny conditions, approaching storms caused the National Weather Service on Thursday to issue a flash-flood warning.

The warning was set for 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for Clark County and Mohave County in Arizona, the weather service said.

Possible flooding could affect Boulder City, Lake Mead, Lake Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and U.S. Highway 93, the weather service said.

Parts of Boulder City were hammered with 0.75 inches of rain in just 30 minutes, the weather service said.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites.

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