The weekend could bring significant monsoon storms in the Las Vegas region, according to the National Weather Service.
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After a few dry days, thunderstorms returned to the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday night.
Thunderstorms caused flash flooding around the Las Vegas Valley on Monday, shutting down a few intersections. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area also saw flash flooding.
Unlike all this week, monsoon storms are not expected in the Las Vegas area on Friday, says the National Weather Service.
Two microbursts in the southeast Las Vegas Valley caused significant damage to a sports complex in Henderson on Thursday afternoon.
The chances of rain in the Las Vegas Valley are expected to diminish as Wednesday evening progresses, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered showers with potentially heavy downpours are expected in the Las Vegas Valley on Monday, says the National Weather Service.
Monsoonal conditions and rainfall in the Las Vegas area over the past three nights is likely to be absent into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
A portion of U.S. Highway 93 was shut down northeast of Las Vegas late Wednesday as monsoonal weather continued to linger in the region.
Las Vegas has set several heat records so far in July, including an all-time high of 117 degrees. Last month was the second-hottest June in the valley’s history.
For the third night in a row, evening thunderstorms drenched parts of the valley as monsoonal weather conditions persist in the region.
Lightning flashed and thunder clapped above the Strip and downtown Las Vegas late Monday as monsoon weather brought another round of storms to the region.
Las Vegas snapped its high-temperature reading for the date with a blistering 116 degrees at McCarran International Airport on Friday. Death Valley hit 130.
Excessive heat — expected to reach 116 at the airport — will suffocate the Las Vegas region for the next five days, according to the National Weather Service.
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