Las Vegas World News
  • Home
    • About us
    • Authors
    • Opinions
  • Vegas News
    • Las Vegas News
    • Local news
    • Crime
    • General News
    • Domestic violence
  • Top Stories
    • Headlines
    • Top Stories
    • General News
    • Unbelievable News
  • Con Artists
    • Simon Gann
    • Jordan Gann
  • Missing Persons
    • Missing persons presumed dead
    • Missing persons found safe
    • Missing persons found dead
  • Tips and How to’s
    • Safety Tips
    • Health Tips
    • Women’s safety
    • Internet safety
    • Preventing bedbugs
    • Craigslist safety
    • Cruise ship safety
  • Interesting
    • Bad Priests
    • Bad teachers
    • Cold Cases
    • Vegas Du Pont murder case
    • Sharee Miller
    • Human Trafficking
    • Female Murderers
    • Green Beret Doc.
  • Animal news
    • Animal Rights
    • Animal Abuse
    • CJ the Chimp update
  • Shop
← Top 10 sinful cities in America
16-year-old New York prostitute nearly killed after backpage.com meeting →

Severe weather hits Las Vegas; flash flood warning in effect

By Chellie Cervone - Posted: Jul 21, 2013 at 8:16 pm

Severe weather pounds Las Vegas

Severe flooding his Las Vegas with flash flooding warnings in effect

(Photo: Fox 5 Vegas)

First Las Vegas endured a brutal triple degree heat wave that seemed never ending and now more severe weather hits Las Vegas.

The National Weather Service has been issuing continual warnings this weekend for flash flooding in Las Vegas and surrounding area.

Already, there have been a number of power outages and a flash flood watch is currently in effect through Monday evening.

Jobs from Indeed
jobs by Indeed

Thunderstorms are expected Sunday evening and Monday afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms will have the potential to produce very heavy rain and flash flooding.

Weather officials said that Monsoon moisture combined with high temperatures create thunderstorms, which dump enough rain to flood low-lying areas.

Falling trees and gas lines severed by heavy, gusty winds forced evacuation of 200 units at the Atrium Garden Condos on the city’s east side, near Washington Avenue and Pecos Road.  A number of units were damaged by falling trees.

Some of the evacuated residents took up shelter at nearby Desert Pines High School, with emergency services provided by the American Red Cross.

It is estimated that upt o 6,300 residents remain without power.

There were also intermittent power outages in the southwestern part of the valley near Valley View and Flamingo Road.  Other residents reported flickering lights in their homes.

Even the casinos were not spared with standing water reported on the casino floor at Caesars Palace.  Gamblers were forced to scatter to avoid getting wet.

As the severe weather hits Las Vegas, residents should be aware that flash floods can be very dangerous, even deadly.

Clark Country Nevada government officials recommend that you stay where you are.  They say that it is safer to wait for the storm to end, rather than attempting to drive anywhere.

Just a few inches of fast moving floodwater can sweep your car off the road. Larger vehicles, such as trucks and SUVs, may be more likely to float because large air-filled tires increase the buoyancy of the vehicle.

Be sure to have a battery operated radio and make sure that your cell phone is charged.

You can also visit the Regional Flood Control District’s website for real time rainfall information of more than 100 locations around the valley.

The site also includes current weather information

You can also check out Las Vegas World News flood safety tips to help keep you and your family safe.

Related articles

  • Las Vegas Lightning Strikes Hit The Strip
  • Severe storm warning issued for northeast Las Vegas
  • Flash flood warning issued for Southern Nevada
  • Don’t Let a Flood Leave You Underwater
Email, RSS Follow
Email

Las Vegas News | Las Vegas World News More >>

  • Storms continue to pound Las Vegas
flash flooding Las Vegas , Flash floods Las Vegas 2013 , flood safety tips , Las Vegas weather , severe weather Las Vegas

Follow us & stay in touch!

RSS Icon LinkedIn Icon Facebook Icon Twitter Icon Google+ Icon
The server indicates that the URL has been redirected. Try using the Curl download option on the Syndicate Press Admin Panel Cache tab. After updating the settings, be sure to clear the input and output caches, then reload this page.

Latest Las Vegas News

Failed to get content from 'http://www.fox5vegas.com/category/210851/app-news?clienttype=rss'Failed to get content from 'http://www.lvrj.com/news.rss'

Las Vegas Local News Channels

  • My News 3
  • Fox 5 News
  • 8 News Now
  • 13 Action News

Main Las Vegas Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Review Journal
  • Las Vegas Sun

Our Sister sites

  • Chellies World
  • Celebrity Feast
  • Las Vegas World Info
  • Las Vegas Casino Directory
  • Laughlin Casino Directory

Explore more content

Help Chellie out!

Buy Chellie some coffeeLike what you see? Then please show some love and help a blogger out and keep Las Vegas World News alive with your coffee cup donation :)

Pages

  • About us
  • Advertise
  • Archives
  • Chellies Las Vegas World News Store
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright Information
  • Disclosure Policy
  • Privacy

More Las Vegas

Celebrity Feast - Dishing up Celebrity Gossip - Chellie Style!

Las Vegas Casino Listings - Complete Las Vegas listings & Info.

Chellie's World - Great Las Vegas Information. Find out information about Las Vegas hotels, casinos and casino gambling.

Casino Jobs. Free resources. Chellie's Job Board

AdChoices

RSS feeds

  • Subscribe to All Topics
  • Subscribe to Comments
  • Headlines
  • Las Vegas News
  • The Missing
  • Con Artists
  • Tips & How To's
© Copyright2023 Las Vegas World News