WATCH: Lightning ripping through the Las Vegas sky

Lightning crosses the Las Vegas sky on July 28, 2014.

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A lightning storm puts on a show as it moves across the Las Vegas valley on Sunday July 27, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Lightning striking the Stratosphere Monday evening. (Henry Chavez/COURTESY)

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July 28, 2014 - 7:09 pm

Storms rolled into the Las Vegas valley this week, sometimes violent and sometimes beautiful.

If neither of those, at least they brought in some much needed moisture, but in some areas around the valley, they caused flash flood warnings to go into effect.

If you have photos or video to share, submit them to the RJ via the At the Scene function on the RJ app.

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