A fast-moving storm hit Las Vegas valley on Monday afternoon.
The storm, which brought rain and hail, was first reported in Boulder City in the local area. It quickly moved through to Henderson and then Las Vegas.
Viewers shared photographs and video of the storm with 13 Action News via its Facebook page.
Such storms are not unusual in the area during monsoon season. The season runs through the end of June until the end of August. However, we usually see the most action in July and August.
The brief storm broke a 63-day streak of no measurable rain in the Las Vegas valley. The storm also resulted in temperatures dropping into the 90s, which broke a 25-day streak of temps 105 degrees or above.
Severe T-Storm Warning for area in yellow until 2:15pm. pic.twitter.com/e6X8Z2i9l3
— Karla Huelga (@KarlaHuelgaWx) July 10, 2017
Check out all the lightning strikes around the valley in the last 30 minutes! #LasVegasWx pic.twitter.com/7JLFfFIvRL
— Karla Huelga (@KarlaHuelgaWx) July 10, 2017
Check out all the lightning strikes around the valley in the last 30 minutes! #LasVegasWx pic.twitter.com/7JLFfFIvRL
— Karla Huelga (@KarlaHuelgaWx) July 10, 2017
Ominous skies in Boulder City facing west #nvwx #vegaswx @KTNV pic.twitter.com/b7AhMfE0NM
— Tom George (@TheTomGeorge) July 10, 2017
Impressive preliminary rainfall totals... pic.twitter.com/qjDF0pg2ww
— Bryan Scofield (@bryanscofield1) July 10, 2017
