The Mount Charleston forecast for Thursday calls for a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Las Vegas has a 10 percent chance of precipitation.
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Nobody was found in searches after reports of several people being swept away in two Las Vegas flood channel incidents.
Furnace Creek Visitor’s Center received 1.04 inches of rain by 1:30 p.m. Sunday — nearly half of the amount of rainfall Furnace Creek receives on average in a year.
Most of the expected heavy rainfall has shifted west toward San Bernardino County, Death Valley (National Park) and into Inyo County in California, said the National Weather Service.
The Moapa Valley Recreation Center off Highway 168 in Moapa also is ready to be an evacuation center if needed.
Time to ride out Hilary at home. Some say it’s a storm you see once every 100 years. We’ll soon find out.
Residents are asked to use 911 for emergencies only, and follow NyeCountyNV.gov and Facebook.com/NyeCounty. Also, the Nye County Sheriff’s Facebook page will provide updates.
This closure is expected to remain in effect through at least Monday, and conditions at the park will be assessed on an ongoing basis.
The National Weather Service radar operates from a site near Nelson Peak, about 15 miles south of Boulder City.
Nearly 3,000 NV Energy customers were without power at one point Friday evening.
The heaviest rain — perhaps 2 to 4 inches — is expected to fall Saturday through Monday.
Most of the valley saw some rain Friday as a strong Pacific storm approached from the south.
“It’s apocalyptic,” Frank Taylor said Thursday evening, the end of the seventh day of searching for the 50-person Nevada Task Force-1 he leads.
Forecasters warn the storm could cause extreme flooding and mudslides. No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since 1939.
A hurricane approaching Southern California has the potential, albeit remote, to disrupt the market should a refinery be damaged.
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Winds of 8-18 mph early Thursday could escalate to 30 mph.
The announcement occurs after the Health District reported the highest level of mosquito activity in the program’s history this early in a season.
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