Gov. Brian Sandoval will tour flood-battered Mount Charleston on Friday, when Rainbow subdivision residents are expected to still be cleaning homes and yards of debris.
Las Vegas Weather
The soaked Rainbow community on Mount Charleston could have had more protection from the Monday flash flood that destroyed roads, battered houses and blanketed yards with rocks and mud.
A storm system that wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the U.S. spawned a tornado that ripped roofs off homes in suburban Boston, uprooted trees and forced businesses to close.
Rain-fueled rivers tore through Mount Charleston’s Rainbow Canyon subdivision Monday, flooding homes, washing away roads and compromising the Kyle Canyon water system.
Storms rolled into the Las Vegas valley this week, sometimes violent and sometimes beautiful.
Flash flood warnings have been issued for surrounding valley areas Sunday afternoon, the U.S National Weather Service said.
A new thunderstorm was churning in the southeast part of the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon, and was expected to bring moderate to brief but heavy rain to old town Henderson, according to the National Weather Service.
Residents of Douglas County in northwestern Nevada are digging out after flash flooding left up to 3 feet of mud and debris in some neighborhood streets.
A flash flood warning is in effect Wednesday afternoon for the northwest valley following heavy showers on Mount Charleston, the National Weather Service said.
Mohave County Search and Rescue personnel in northwestern Arizona combed the Mohave Channel near Kingman on Tuesday for a person reported missing when the normally dry wash ran like a raging river Monday night, but then gave up the search after no one was reported missing.
The National Weather Service has announced a second severe thunderstorm warning that could result in gusty winds along U.S. Highway 95, west of Indian Springs.
Storms moved into the Las Vegas Valley on Sunday and lit up the sky with lightning.
Rain is covering the Las Vegas Valley this morning, causing the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch. A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. The watch is in place until 9 p.m.
A game warden and a park ranger “miraculously” found a woman without a life jacket in the middle of Lake Mead about 8 p.m., more than three hours after she started treading water.
Multiple people at Lake Mead needed rescuing after a thunderstorm complex rocked their boats Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.
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