Weather service issues flash-flood watch Tuesday for Clark County

By STEVEN SLIVKA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

12 years ago

A flash flood spills onto Bonanza Road as thunderstorms roll over the Las Vegas valley on July 19.

Robert Pernett took this photo in the northwest part of the valley Saturday night.

An uprooted tree lies across Bonanza Road near the intersection with MLK as thunderstorms roll over the Las Vegas valley on July 19.

After back-to-back thunderstorms last weekend, the National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood watch until 11 p.m. Tuesday for Clark County.

On Saturday, Henderson and Boulder Highway reported golf-ball size hail and rain that reached up to nearly .6 inches in just five minutes.

Thousands of residents were without power and the Atrium Garden condominium complex took the worst of the storm.

Residents were evacuated and the American Red Cross set up a shelter at Desert Pines High School for them.

There is a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the valley on Tuesday and a 50 percent chance of storms in Mount Charleston.

Contact Steven Slivka at SSlivka@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0264.