Las Vegas area weather events of 2019

From snow in the desert to a grasshopper invasion, 2019 was a crazy year for weather events in the Las Vegas area.

13 Action News Meteorologist Dani Beckstrom has a look at some of the highlights from this wild year for weather in the valley.

FEATURED STORIES:

• Snow surprises Las Vegas residents on Sunday evening

• PHOTOS: Snow in Las Vegas valley | February 2019

• California's 6.4 earthquake serves as reminder of Vegas' quake risk

• Las Vegas valley feels 7.1 magnitude earthquake in California

• Family identifies victim of possible earthquake-related death in Nevada

• Grasshoppers go viral after swarming Las Vegas Strip

• Why are there so many grasshoppers in the Las Vegas valley? Nevada entomologist explains

• Grasshoppers may be cause of false rain on Las Vegas Doppler radar

LOOKING BACK AT 2019:

• Top Consumer Alert stories of 2019

• 13 Investigates stories with the most impact in 2019

• 2019 sees viral moments, investigations that got results

• The biggest Las Vegas news stories of 2019

• Top education stories for 2019

• Las Vegas area weather events of 2019

• Looking ahead to 2020 in the Las Vegas valley

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