Gov. Brian Sandoval will tour flood-battered Mount Charleston on Friday, when Rainbow subdivision residents are expected to still be cleaning homes and yards of debris.
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The soaked Rainbow community on Mount Charleston could have had more protection from the Monday flash flood that destroyed roads, battered houses and blanketed yards with rocks and mud.
Rain-fueled rivers tore through Mount Charleston’s Rainbow Canyon subdivision Monday, flooding homes, washing away roads and compromising the Kyle Canyon water system.
A new thunderstorm was churning in the southeast part of the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon, and was expected to bring moderate to brief but heavy rain to old town Henderson, according to the National Weather Service.
A flash flood warning is in effect Wednesday afternoon for the northwest valley following heavy showers on Mount Charleston, the National Weather Service said.
Storms moved into the Las Vegas Valley on Sunday and lit up the sky with lightning.
Rain is covering the Las Vegas Valley this morning, causing the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch. A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. The watch is in place until 9 p.m.
Multiple people at Lake Mead needed rescuing after a thunderstorm complex rocked their boats Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.
It was a wet Independence Day for many in the Las Vegas Valley, and the monsoon weather is expected to last through the weekend, according the the National Weather Service.
Most people associate the Independence Day holiday with sunshine and fireworks, but a small storm cell that blew into the valley unloaded some rain — and even hail over Henderson.
If you were out and about the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday evening, you may have felt something more than heat: it actually rained.
