A tornado did, in fact, spin through Los Angeles on Christmas, the National Weather Service confirmed, damaging a home and a commercial strip mall.
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The mountains were expected to get between eight and 16 inches for areas above 7,500 feet, said the National Weather Service, with wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Despite steady rainfall and a flood watch forecast to continue across the Las Vegas Valley into Christmas Day, officials said on Wednesday they expect minimal travel delays.
A fire hose of tropical moisture from the Pacific Ocean is bringing widespread showers to Southern Nevada.
A firehose of tropical moisture that has caused flooding in California is swinging south, bringing widespread showers to Southern Nevada.
Have an umbrella and maybe a sweatshirt handy when you leave your house Monday morning, because rain and cooler conditions are forecast for most of the valley throughout the day, the National Weather Service said.
Mount Charleston is expected to see its first snow of the season Sunday. The National Weather Service issued a 48-hour winter weather advisory for elevations above 8,500 feet in the Spring Mountains beginning at 5 a.m. and ending Tuesday.
Mount Charleston could see its first snow of the season this weekend, as a storm moves through that should bring rain and cooler temperatures to Southern Nevada.
The U.S. Coast Guard also said one of its helicopter crews had rescued 12 mariners who abandoned their sinking 212-foot (64.6 m) cargo ship after it was beset by heavy weather from Joaquin on Thursday evening off the northwest coast of Haiti.
Las Vegas could see a drastic 20-plus-degree drop in temperatures by next week, according to the National Weather Service.
Slow-moving Hurricane Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday, but it was not expected to be a major threat to the East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Las Vegas might tie the Sept. 30 record-high on Wednesday — then run right into fall.
Joaquin, formerly a tropical storm, has strengthened into the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.
By the end of the week, temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley will start to cool “rather substantially,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Shafer said Tuesday morning.
Aspen trees are turning on Mount Charleston, bringing a burst of color with October right around the corner.
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The mountains were expected to get between eight and 16 inches for areas above 7,500 feet, said the National Weather Service, with wind gusts up to 35 mph.
A fire hose of tropical moisture from the Pacific Ocean is bringing widespread showers to Southern Nevada.
A firehose of tropical moisture that has caused flooding in California is swinging south, bringing widespread showers to Southern Nevada.
A flood watch has been issued for the valley, starting early Christmas Eve and extending through Christmas morning, the National Weather Service said.
