Las Vegas Sun

April 28, 2024

2010 Rain Storms and Flooding

Students gather at Coronado High School after a football game is cancelled during a rain storm Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The southwest is expected to experience significant rainfall this weekend due to Hurricane Hilary, according to weather forecasters.
Governor activates National Guard ahead of hurricane for Southern Nevada
Aug. 18, 2023
Gov. Joe Lombardo activated 100 National Guard troops to Southern Nevada on Friday night, as the effects of Hurricane Hilary are expected to reach the area this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for most of Nevada ...
Rain pours down over the Strip as seen from the Las Vegas Sun office Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The southwest is expected to experience significant rainfall this weekend due to Hurricane Hilary, according to weather forecasters.
Las Vegas, Henderson offer sandbags as flooding predicted for weekend
Aug. 18, 2023
The City of Las Vegas and Henderson are handing out free sandbags as Las Vegas Valley braces for major to historic flooding predicted for this weekend.
Rain pours down, wetting the streets around Palms Casino Resort on Friday, Aug. 18. Historic rain has been predicted for this weekend.
Weather officials warn of potential historic flooding in Las Vegas
Aug. 18, 2023
Trevor Boucher, lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Nevada, pointed to a digital map showing purple over northwest Arizona and southeastern Nevada. It’s the first time the service has used purple ...
This satellite image taken at 10:50am EDT on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Hilary off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Hurricane Hilary could bring rain to U.S. Southwest
Aug. 17, 2023
Hilary strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday, and it could bring heavy rain to the U.S. southwest by the weekend. The ...
A potential resident, center, is dropped off by LVMPD Homeless Outreach Officer Dwayne Henderson, left, at the Navigation Center Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
Homeless find shelter from bad weather at Las Vegas' Navigation Center
Aug. 4, 2023
As the Las Vegas Valley was battered with rain and some streets were filled with water earlier this week, Leonard Martinez had no idea where to go.
Biden order allows FEMA aid for Nevada winter storm damage
April 28, 2023
The federal government has made Nevada state, tribal and local entities eligible for financial assistance for costs of recovering from severe winter storms that affected rural parts of ...
Rain falls on pedestrians on the University of Southern California campus on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Spring brings more wind, rain and snow to soaked California
March 21, 2023
A strong late-season Pacific storm brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California on Tuesday as the first full day of spring showed little change from the ...
Pamela and Patrick Cerruti empty coins from Pajaro Coin Laundry as floodwaters surround machines in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, Calif., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. "We lost it all. That's half a million dollars of equipment," said Pamela who added that they plan to rebuild.
Another atmospheric river pounds California, 27K to evacuate
March 14, 2023
The latest powerful atmospheric river to drench California has put nearly 27,000 people under evacuation orders as of Tuesday due to flooding and landslide risks. On the central coast, workers hauled truckloads ...
Clark County street sweeper at a N. Clayton St home in East Las Vegas, help clean up the mess that left home owner Carlos Rodriguez's property flooded under knee deep water in some spots. Carlos also mentioned that the water also made its way into his home and swimming pool, which had to be fully drained of all the mud and debris, on Monday afternoon, August 15th, 2022.
Flood insurance in Las Vegas? Change in weather patterns may cause need to reconsider coverage
Feb. 23, 2023
The Nevada Division of Insurance earlier this month urged residents to consider purchasing flood insurance as changing weather patterns begin to pop up in the region. This comes ...
Assemblyman Edgar Flores speaks during a four-day series of events called "Citizenship Now: Week of Action" outside the Lloyd D. George Courthouse Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Flores is a member of the newly renamed Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus, which is proposing to expand Medicaid to all Nevada residents, regardless of their citizenship status.
Nevada's Latino legislators press agenda as session begins in Carson City
Feb. 7, 2023
Announcing their priorities on the first day of the biennial legislative session, members of the newly-renamed Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus — a group consisting of five Democrats in the Nevada Assembly, three in ...
Guo Yu, a scientist at the Desert Research Institute, points to a graph showing stream flow between 1960 and 2020 during an interview at the institute Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
Summer monsoons get the hype, but Las Vegas researcher warns of winter storms’ perils
Feb. 7, 2023
The flooding in Las Vegas that accompanies those summer monsoon cloudbursts might also occur in the winter in future years, according to one researcher’s findings.
1 storm departs California as another lines up to enter
Dec. 28, 2022
Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to ...
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla.
Woman in Las Vegas gets help checking on mom after hurricane
Sept. 29, 2022
Christine Bomlitz became more and more distraught as Hurricane Ian gained in ferocity, sweeping across southwest Florida on Wednesday. Hours passed, but there was still ...
A bolt of lightning strikes in the north east valley as a thunderstorm makes its way through Las Vegas Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, 2022.
Thunderstorms spark fires, leave cars stranded in floodwaters
Sept. 28, 2022
Thunderstorms sparked multiple fires and left several cars stranded in floodwaters this morning in the Las Vegas area, according to the Clark County Fire Department. Lightning is suspected of ...
Storms flood highway near Las Vegas; 3 rescued from vehicles
Storms flood highway near Las Vegas; 3 rescued from vehicles
Sept. 14, 2022
Authorities in Southern Nevada say at least three people were rescued from vehicles stranded in flash flooding after thunderstorms spawned by moisture from a Pacific tropical system brought ...