Las Vegas faces flood watch for fifth day
Gray skies are expected to stick around the Las Vegas Valley for the fifth day in a row Sunday.
Rain is not a “big concern” until then, when stronger storms could cause flooding, National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Outler said Friday.
A flood watch that’s been in effect since Thursday is expected to expire at 10 p.m. Sunday.
Rain continued to fall in the western and northwestern valley Saturday, which reached 81 degrees.
There is an 80 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms for Sunday morning, continuing through the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach 77.
Storms should tail off Monday, but there is a chance of light showers into the middle of the week, according to the Weather Service.
Mount Charleston had a little over an inch of rain in a 24-hour period, which is more than normal for this time of year, meteorologist Caleb Steele said Saturday.
“Everywhere got rain,” meteorologist John Adair said about overnight rainfall in the valley. Gages measured between a tenth of an inch to a half an inch of rain.
A daily rainfall record set in 1963 was broken at McCarran International Airport where a sixth of an inch fell Friday, the Weather Service said.
Steele said Sunday’s expected storm is part of a bigger system off the coast of Northern California. The center of that storm is expected to stay where it is.
Lawren Linehan contributed to this report. Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites
