After a severe thunderstorm that caused flooding in some areas of the city on July 14, the parking lot of a hotel in Las Vegas erupted with water. There have been reports of rainwater entering a parking lot at the LINQ hotel on Thursday afternoon. This comes after more than a hundred days of dry weather.
Parts of the city were under severe thunderstorm warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS), which warned residents of potential hail and 60 mph wind gusts. On Thursday, the NWS also issued flood advisories for the area, advising drivers to avoid any flooded roads.
Dry Streak: OVER
Rain was reported in Henderson and the southeast Las Vegas valley earlier in the day before spreading to the rest of the Las Vegas area on Thursday as a result of storm activity, officially ending the valley's dry streak of more than 100 days.
At 7 p.m. According to the National Weather Service, Harry Reid International Airport recorded 0.01 inches of precipitation on July 14. Since March 28, there hasn't been any discernible rainfall in Las Vegas.
For a portion of Clark County, including Boulder City, western Lake Mead, Las Vegas Bay, and Railroad Pass, the National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory.
Another flood warning was issued through 8:45 p.m. for a section of southeast Clark County near Searchlight.
Flash flood warnings are also in effect for portions of northwest Arizona. The Regional Flood Control District reminds people not to attempt to drive through flood waters. Hazards could include heavy rain, nuisance flooding, and winds of 40 mph or more, News3 Las Vegas reports.
Dry Weather: BACK ON
After the intense rainfall has passed through Las Vegas, The Weather Channel data indicates that the dry weather is back on - at least for the next ten days.
Forecasts for today, July 16, is mostly sunny with generally clear skies during the day and partly cloudy skies at night with a low chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm.
The weekend will be steamy with Sunday reaching temperature highs of 112 degrees.
It will be partly coudy from Monday to Saturdau, except for Tuesday when it will be sunny.
Read also: Flash Drought Hits Central and Eastern United States; Temperatures Exceed 100 Degrees Fahrenheit
The temperature on Monday will be slightly lower at 107 degrees. However it will rise back to 110 and 111 degrees on Tuesday to Thursday.
Las Vegas will get slightly cooler temperatures starting Friday, July 22, with highs playing around 108 and down to 106 on Sunday July 24, as the sun peeks out of the clouds for a few days.
Monday after that, the temperature will be relatively lower at 104 degrees but will rise back up on Tuesday and will remain in the range of 106 to 108 degrees until Friday, July 29. Skies will be partly cloudy from Thursday, July 28, with no chance of rain.
Air Quality for the day is good and air pollution poses little or no risk to the general public. However for those with allergies, ragweed pollen is currently at high levels in the area.
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