Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in several counties after severe weather. The worst of the storms’ winds are gone. But they left a lot of damage behind.
Las Vegas Weather
A series of tornadoes, including a major twister, touched down southwest of Oklahoma City on Wednesday, flipping cars and causing the escape of tigers and other animals from an exotic wildlife park, officials said.
California’s drought led to the deaths of 12.5 million trees in the state’s forests last year, leaving behind huge amounts of dry fuel.
The National Weather Service received reports of small hail in Anthem and further east in Henderson earlier
The only May weather record threatened this weekend is the fighter’s, as temperatures will be hot in Las Vegas, but not hot enough.
With tornadoes touching down near Dallas on Sunday, Ryan Shepard snapped a photo of a black cloud formation reaching down to the ground. He said it was a tornado. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it looked half a mile wide.
Crews searched on Monday for four people missing after powerful thunderstorms caught them by surprise and capsized their sailboats during a weekend regatta off the Alabama coast, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
A record rainfall hit the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday but caused no apparent damage, other than a lot of filthy vehicles.
Another round of winds is expected in the Las Vegas Valley for the weekend, prompting a caution notice to construction workers by the Clark County Department of Air Quality.
Rain and cooler temperatures returned to Las Vegas on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Not quite as rare as a dust devil on the Strip, a tornado touched down in the Southern California desert on Tuesday.
A cyclonic storm battered Australia’s east coast on Tuesday killing three people, washing away houses, cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and stranding a cruise ship off the coast in mountainous seas.
The worst of the wind is over, but the Las Vegas Valley will continue to see breezy conditions through the weekend.
Thousands of valley residents are experiencing power outages after strong winds invaded the valley Tuesday night.
Don’t let the sun trick you into thinking Tuesday’s weather will be pleasant — it’s windy out there.
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A Rainbow Canyon gauge received .31 of an inch on Monday afternoon. No other measurable rain was recorded at Regional Flood Control District gauges.
A Saturday high of 73 is forecast by the National Weather Service, but with the race at 10 p.m., temperatures are expected to be in the low 60s. There is a slight chance of rain.
Sin City is reeling from a record summer, with extreme heat killing more of its residents than ever before.
Cold to chill the Las Vegas Valley through the weekend with mountain snow a possibility, says the National Weather Service.
