Gust reaches 62 mph at Allegiant before storm warning expires
A severe thunderstorm warning that had been issued for much of the Las Vegas Valley has expired.
“Winds speeds are coming down to the 20s and 30s, but we did have a few gusts in the 50s and one of 62 mph at Allegiant Stadium,” National Weather Service forecaster Matt Woods said.
Check out the view from Black Mountain as the strong winds moved through! You can even faintly see the outflow moving across the southern valley, kicking up a little dust.
Images courtesy of NV Seismo Lab. #vegasweather #NVwx pic.twitter.com/Gqo9Jof4Ln
— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) July 17, 2022
The warning called for 60 mph winds, quarter-size hail and heavy rain.It expired at 5:15 p.m.
Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City and the Southern Highlands area were expected to be affected.
A nearly stationary storm cell was spotted on radar over Enterprise about 4:50 p.m. and was slowly moving east.
Earlier, some flooding was reported on State Route 160 in Pahrump.
The southwest part of the valley was reporting about .20 of an inch of rain near Mountain’s Edge, Woods said.
Regional Flood Control gauges showed .55 of an inch of rain at Harris Springs on Mount Charleston, .20 of an inch in the southwest and .08 of an inch near Cactus and Durango.
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