The weather will cool slightly through the end of the week., but highs are still expected to be slightly above normal for this year. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Thunderstorms battered parts of the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday, downing power lines and causing flooding in some areas. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Meteorologist Chelsea Kryston discusses the Las Vegas National Weather Service’s balloon carrying a radiosonde that collects temperature, humidity and pressure readings.
Mount Charleston saw a rare may snowfall on Tuesday, as lightning flashed and thunderstorms pelted parts of the Las Vegas Valley.
A thunderstorm hit northwest Las Vegas. This is what the weather looked like near the 215 Beltway and U.S. 95 North.
A high-wind warning issued by the National Weather Service will remain in effect until 5 p.m. The strongest winds Wednesday night into Thursday morning were measured at over 60 mph in Summerlin, the National Weather Service said. Wind speeds topped out at 41 mph at McCarran International Airport. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
A drizzly Thursday could drop as much as a quarter-inch of rain on the Las Vegas Valley. Chances of rain will be between 60 and 70 percent for most of the day before diminishing at night. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Commuters talk about today’s heavy wind (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Almost half an inch of rain fell over the Las Vegas Valley overnight, according to the National Weather Service. The valley’s record-breaking 116-day dry streak ended Monday, with 0.14 inches of rain before midnight. The valley saw another 0.35 inches of rain between midnight and 6 a.m. Tuesday, the weather service said.
What you need to know about the northeast’s ‘bomb cyclone’ If you live on the East Coast you are probably feeling the effects of a massive winter storm that is being labeled as a ‘Bomb Cyclone.’ What is it exactly? A bomb cyclone is formed when the air pressure at the center of a storm drops very rapidly. The lower the pressure,
the stronger the storm. The barometric pressure must drop by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours for a storm to be called a bomb cyclone. The ‘bomb’ verbiage originates from the term ‘Bombogenesis,’ which is the technical term that the meteorologists use to define the cyclone. Bomb cyclones can carry hurricane-force winds
and cause heavy snow.
Heavy wind created a havoc in Las Vegas (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Thursday’s headlines: prostitutes may co-own brothel, child with history of being abused dies, thunderstorm rolls through Las Vegas valley. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Thursday in the Las Vegas Valley. (Glenn Cook/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Two people were shot after a man and police exchanged gunfire Monday night. Police say they tried to pull over a suspect in a Honda from a Sunday shooting when he took them on a chase. When the man bailed from the car, he shot toward officers two to three times and officers returned fire. The man was struck multiple times and a woman in the Honda was shot in the wrist, though police believe the suspect was the one that shot her. The man is in critical condition.
2. Police are looking for suspects in an attempted robbery at an east valley Walmart. Witnesses say masked robbers with handguns demanded money from store employees and four fled in a light-colored newer sedan at about 10 a.m. Monday before officers arrived. Anyone with information may contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
3. A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Clark County. The National Weather Service warning area covers northeast Clark County and the Lake Mead recreation area through 9:45 a.m. with a flash flood watch extending through 8 p.m. Tuesday. Meteorologist Reid Wolcott says rain should clear out this afternoon.
Time lapse photography of a summer storm blowing in over Las Vegas bringing rain and lightning.
A look at Monday’s storm rolling into Las Vegas, from the 61st floor of the Cosmopolitan. (Courtesy Aaron Goodwin/aarongoodwin.com)
Representative Steven Horsford toured the Rainbow Subdivision on Mount Charleston on Monday. He wanted to learn about a proposed drainage project and to talk to residents affected by last week’s flood.