Thursday, August 04, 2005
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
Stormy weather to stay
in area, forecaster says
By ANDREW STRICKLER
REVIEW-JOURNAL
The storms that dumped heavy rain and some hail around Southern Nevada early this week probably will continue through the weekend.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for light winds and a chance for more thunderstorms through Sunday.
"Looks like we'll be under this humid air mass for the foreseeable future," said National Weather Service meteorologist Charlie Schlott.
Tuesday's thunderstorms dumped rain and scattered hail on several areas but largely spared Las Vegas.
The hardest-hit areas were southeast of Las Vegas. Henderson had lightning, hail and moderate street flooding, but authorities said no damage was reported. Boulder City got almost an inch of rain in Tuesday afternoon showers.
"There was a good fireworks show, but it wasn't causing much damage out there," Schlott said.
Points around Lake Mead also received heavy rain, with Katherine's Landing getting the most rainfall at 0.75 inches.
Lincoln County also reported heavy rains Tuesday. Caliente received more than 1 1/2 inches, and some light street flooding was reported in Panaca.
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning after a strong storm cell passed over a rural area west of Jean.
Lightning storms Wednesday passed over Mount Charleston and the western slope of the Spring Mountains Range.
