Drier weather moving into Las Vegas Valley
As the valley recovers from Monday’s storms and flooding, the National Weather Service on Tuesday said to expect mostly dry conditions.
The storms were projected to move to areas on the east and north of Las Vegas, such as Lincoln and Mohave counties, meteorologist Clay Morgan said.
Humidity was about 35 percent on Tuesday morning and there was a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms for Clark County, the weather service said.
Moisture was quickly clearing away and Morgan said to expect drier air by Wednesday.
All flash-flood warnings for the valley expired at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
About 70 students from Moapa, ranging from elementary grades to high school, were sheltered Monday at Ute Perkins Elementary School after the flooding, the Clark County School District said.
Most were picked up about 8 p.m. Monday, CCSD said.
Another 17 Moapa-area students spent the night at the Clark County Fairgrounds fine arts building, according to CCSD. They left Tuesday morning, said fairgrounds employee Laura Lyn Robison.
Several schools northeast Clark County schools were closed Tuesday, according to CCSD. Those closures were at Ute Perkins Elementary in Moapa; Grant Bowler Elemetnary in Logandale; Virgin Valley and Charles Arthur Hughes middle schools and Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite; Joseph L. Bowler Elementary School in Bunkerville; and Moapa Valley High School and Mack Lyon Elementary School in Overton.
Temperatures were 82 degrees Tuesday morning and expected to hit 90 degrees by the afternoon, the weather service said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Review-Journal reporter Trevon Milliard contributed to this story.
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