4 rescued during record-breaking rainfall in Las Vegas Valley — PHOTOS
April 9, 2016 - 9:01 pm

The High Roller is reflected in a puddle at the Linq in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

Water drains into a flood tunnel behind the Linq in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Water pools across the path at a small park on the Lower Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @RJgreg09

Children make their way through and play along a flooded area of Valley View Boulevard near San Angelo Avenue Saturday, April 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV football fans head back to their cars after the Spring Showcase football event ended early at Peter Johann Memorial Field on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. The event was cut short by heavy rain and lightning in the area. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @DanJClarkPhoto

A man rides his bicycle though the intersection of Koval Lane and Winnick Avenue near the Linq in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

Flooding is shown on Colton Avenue near Cheyenne Avenue and Simmons Street on April 9, 2016. (Courtesy, Katherine DeSilva)

Flooding is shown on Colton Avenue near Cheyenne Avenue and Simmons Street on April 9, 2016. (Courtesy, Katherine DeSilva)

Flooding is shown on Colton Avenue near Cheyenne Avenue and Simmons Street on April 9, 2016. (Courtesy, Katherine DeSilva)

Flooding is shown on Colton Avenue near Cheyenne Avenue and Simmons Street on April 9, 2016. (Courtesy, Katherine DeSilva)

Line of storms moving through northwest over 215 near Lone Mountain on Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Lisa Valentine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Line of storms moving through northwest over 215 near Lone Mountain on Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Lisa Valentine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A child rides a bike through a flooded area of Valley View Boulevard near San Angelo Avenue Saturday, April 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A minivan plows through water as a trash bin floats through the intersection of Lone Mountain Road and Clayton Street in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @RJgreg09

A sport utility vehicle heads east on Lone Mountain Road at Clayton Street as a trash bin floats down the road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @RJgreg09

A car plows through water at the intersection of Lone Mountain Road and Clayton Street in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @RJgreg09

A pickup truck travels north on Lone Mountain Road at Clayton Street in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @RJgreg09

Vehicles slow down to navigate high water at the intersection of Lone Mountain Road and Clayton Street in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @RJgreg09

Clouds gather over the Strip in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A child runs through flooded area of Valley View Boulevard near San Angelo Avenue Saturday, April 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A child waits to be splashed by cars driving along a flooded area of Valley View Boulevard near San Angelo Avenue Saturday, April 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Spectators brave the rain as they watch a baseball game played between Green Valley and Silverado played at Green Valley's Fairless Field in Henderson on Saturday, April 9, 2015. Silverado defeated Green Valley 4-3 in extra innings. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Four people were rescued from flood control channels and two from their vehicles Saturday as record-breaking rain fell and flash floods hit the Las Vegas Valley.
A flash flood advisory warning covered the entire valley until 6:30 p.m. Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologist Caleb Steele said. The waters from the thunderstorms were “slow to recede,” he said.
About 1 p.m., Clark County Fire and Rescue rescued a man trapped in a flood control channel under the Dean Martin overpass, south of Tropicana Avenue, directly behind the Golden Palms Hotel, Assistant Fire Chief Larry Haydu said. The man was uninjured, and he was rescued by ladders and safety lines that were lowered down to him, Haydu said.
While en route to the first incident, responders noticed three people stuck in another flood control channel on Dean Martin Drive, just north of Flamingo Road, Haydu said. The three adults were rescued , with one suffering a “minor leg injury” and taken to Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Haydu said.
Just after 4 p.m., Clark County Fire Department responded to five vehicles stuck in water at 3950 Koval Lane near Winnick Avenue, Haydu said. “Two adults and one infant were rescued from their vehicles,” and police shut down Winnick Avenue, Haydu said.
The area is not far from The Linq, where flash floods sent a river of water sweeping through a parking garage, 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard South.
The valley broke the daily rainfall record for April 9, thanks to a storm system moving in from the Southern California coast, the weather service said.
The previous record rainfall for April 9 was .17 inches, set in 1943, and .62 inches had fallen as of 5 p.m. Saturday — more than tripling the record, Steele said.
Before Saturday, the valley had received at total of .63 inches of rainfall, about an inch below normal for this time of year, weather service meteorologist Barry Pierce said.