A monsoon system moved through the region Sunday for the fourth time in five days. Some light cells that started in Arizona were tracking toward Las Vegas on Sunday evening.
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Small storm cells formed over Lincoln County and near St. George, Utah, late Saturday afternoon, but did not appear threatening to the Las Vegas area.
Thursday night’s storm showed that even Las Vegas casinos can’t escape the wrath of Mother Nature.
Areas east of The Strip and southeast Henderson received the most inches of rain in the past 24 hours.
For a third consecutive night, summer thunderstorms pounded the valley. Thousands lost power, and an apartment complex was damaged, causing an evacuation.
A rare humid morning in Las Vegas foreshadowed the possibility of more storms Friday, following a night of heavy monsoonal rains and lightning.
A large portion of the valley saw at least a little bit of rain Wednesday. Winds up to 60 mph were recorded near Nellis Air Force Base.
Police closed a thoroughfare in the southern Las Vegas Valley on Monday afternoon after thunderstorms left heavy rainfall in the area.
Scattered thunderstorms fell across parts of Las Vegas on Monday, especially in the northeast and southwest portions of the valley.
Between 1 to 2 inches of rain fell between Valentine and Peach Springs, Arizona, and also across the area between Route 66 and Interstate 40. Flash flooding was ongoing, the National Weather Service said.
The heat spell will wind down this weekend before a prolonged chance of monsoon rain arrives Monday, the National Weather Service says.
Clark County will open cooling stations Friday morning to help people cope with the excessive heat.
Like much of the southern half of the nation, the entire Las Vegas region is under an extreme heat warning starting Thursday morning.
Albeit slim odds, showers in the valley are forecast for a fourth consecutive day on Monday.
There’s a chance of rain and storms on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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