2010 Rain Storms and Flooding

Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

Damage to Echo Road is shown during a tour of flood damage on Mount Charleston Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Areas of Mount Charleston suffered significant flood damage caused by Tropical Storm Hilary.

CCSD recommends closure of Mount Charleston school battered by tropical storm

May 13, 2024 (6:58 p.m.)

By Hillary Davis

The Clark County School District is seeking to permanently close the elementary school on Mount Charleston because of the extensive damage suffered during last year’s Tropical Storm Hilary. Interim Superintendent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell notified families of ...

Mount Charleston road reopening after repairs from August flood damage

October 26, 2023

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

The Nevada Department of Transportation announced in a news release that State Route 156 (Lee Canyon Road) will be the first road at Mount Charleston to reopen to the public tonight ...
Weather service: Flood advisory issued for parts of Southern Nevada

September 20, 2023

By Grace Da Rocha

The National Weather Service said it has issued a flood advisory for Clark County until 6 p.m. today, with flash flood warnings in and around Henderson.
13-year-old boy drowned in Las Vegas floodwaters caused by heavy rain

September 4, 2023

Associated Press

A 13-year-old boy drowned over the weekend in floodwaters amid a series of late-summer storms that drenched Las Vegas and caused widespread flooding throughout ...
Clark County asks travelers to avoid area around Allegiant Stadium

September 1, 2023

By Teresa Moss

Clark County is under a flash flood warning this afternoon and will remain at risk into the evening, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.
Weather service: Flash flooding could return to Las Vegas starting Friday

August 31, 2023

By Teresa Moss

A strong monsoon could bring heavy and quick rainfall to the region starting Friday and running through Sunday, an NWS meteorologist said Thursday morning.
Mount Charleston residents wake up to find property washed away by flash floods

August 26, 2023

By Teresa Moss

Aimee Williams woke during the early morning hours Monday to a neighbor calling to say a roaring flash flood was sweeping through their small community of Old Town on Mount Charleston. One by one, neighbors called neighbors alerting them ...
Fire Dept. rescues one during Wednesday flash flooding in Las Vegas

August 24, 2023

By Teresa Moss

The Clark County Fire Department responded to two incidents of people being washed away by storm water in the Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday night after about half an inch of rain fell ...
Flooding forces water rescues Las Vegas and Ohio, fills tunnels leading to Detroit airport

August 24, 2023

Associated Press

The latest round of heavy rain has led to more flooding in parts of the nation, including an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars and in Las Vegas, where the Strip was ...
3 inches of rain leads to flooding, evacuations for a small community near the Grand Canyon

August 23, 2023

Associated Press

About 100 residents and hotel guests were displaced after heavy rainfall hit a small community near the Grand Canyon, according to Coconino County Sheriff’s officials. The National Weather Service said up to ...
Dozens evacuated in Mount Charleston to stabilize hurricane-damaged roads

August 22, 2023

By Teresa Moss

Flash flooding in Mount Charleston has forced evacuations of 51 residents, as crews work to evaluate and stabilize roadways from the remnants of Hurricane Hilary. Residents who remain in areas such as Rainbow Loop, Old Town or Echo Loop remain on boil orders ...
California mountain and desert towns dig out of the mud from 1st tropical storm in 84 years

August 22, 2023

By Mark J. Terrill, John Antczak and Julie Watson, Associated Press

Crews in mountain and desert towns worked to clear away mud and debris Tuesday in the aftermath of the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The system was dissipating as it moved over ...
Tropical storm leaves flooding in Mt. Charleston area before heading north to Ore., Idaho

August 21, 2023

From staff and wire reports

As Hilary moved east into the neighboring state of Nevada, flooding was reported, power was out and a boil-water order was issued for about 400 households in the Mount Charleston area, where the only road in and out was washed out ...
Nevada: Only travel if necessary during severe Vegas weather

August 19, 2023

By Teresa Moss

Gov. Joe Lombardo is urging Nevadans to prepare for severe weather Saturday night as another round of storms is moving through the Las Vegas Valley.
What you need to know and do ahead of Hurricane Hilary

August 19, 2023

By Teresa Moss

As the Hurricane Hilary approaches the West Coast, officials are asking the Las Vegas Valley to prepare for flash flooding with the worst of the storm forecast for Sunday ...