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Sunday, July 15, 2012 | 1:42 p.m.
Kevin Janison
Weeknights on News 3 at 4, 5, 6 & 11.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for most of Clark County until 9 p.m. as severe weather conditions continue to pass through the valley.
The valley faces a 50 percent chance of severe rainfall and thunderstorms, said Chris Stumps, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
Rainfall Saturday night was contained mostly to the northwest valley, Stumps said. Storms left as much as 2.68 inches of rain in the north end of Decatur Boulevard and as little as .04 inches in McCullough Hills in Henderson. The North Las Vegas airport experienced .12 inches of rain while McCarran International Airport remained relatively dry.
Flooding at the intersection of Buffalo and Grand Teton drives left 10 cars stalled, said Tim Szymanski, spokesman for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. The storms had left three feet of water at the intersection, Stumps said.
Flooding also swept small rocks onto the intersection of Durango and Elkhorn roads, leaving motorists to travel over an inch of debris, Stumps said.
A few thunderstorms are developing south of the valley and north of Mount Charleston, Stumps said. He added that there should be drier air conditions by Monday with a slight chance of thunderstorms from leftover moisture.
Stumps advises motorists to avoid roadways if they do not know how deep it is or if the water is running across the street. He also urges people to get to higher ground in case of flooding.
Although the flash flood warning is in effect until 9 p.m., it may be extended if heavy weather conditions continue into the night, Stumps said.
Even with the flooding at some intersections, the Vegas valley area has the Regional Flood Control District to thank for the prevention in mass flooding thus preventing lost lives and property damage. Twenty years ago everytime it rained there was a high amount of property damage and someone losing thier life. A lot of people in this valley have no idea that there is a network of flood control channels and detention basins to keep us safe. Thank you RFCD , keep up the great work.
Yet, we over here off east Flamingo & Pecos are dry as a bone, today and yesterday for the most part.
We do have great flood control and we can be thankful for the job they do.
Ditto what Kenny and Rob said!!!!
Got the royal flush here in the north/west quadrant of town and the Yes man is nowhere to be found??
Someone at Cox needs to check the emergency warning system. Twice today (that I noticed) they placed a warning message on screen, but there were problems with it.
1. There was no alert tone to get your attention.
2. The message had a black/dark gray background instead of the usual red.
3. The message was incomplete, it cut off after only a few words.