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UPDATE: Thunderstorm warnings, flood advisories in Clark County on Saturday

Posted at 5:45 PM, Jul 14, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-15 12:30:11-04

UPDATE AT 9:45 P.M.

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flood Advisory for... South central Clark County in southern Nevada... * Until 1245 AM PDT. * At 941 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms moving from the southeast portion of the Las Vegas valley south toward Searchlight and Laughlin. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Henderson, Boulder City, Laughlin, Anthem, Sam Boyd Stadium, Lake Las Vegas, Green Valley, Searchlight, Katherine Landing, Paradise, The Strip, East Las Vegas, Enterprise, Railroad Pass, Big Bend Rec Area, Seven Hills, Silverado Ranch, Cottonwood Cove Campground and Cottonwood Cove.

UPDATE AT 9:30 P.M.

THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PDT FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY... At 926 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated a third wave of thunderstorms producing heavy rain was moving into northeast Clark County. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. A Flood Warning is also in effect for portions of northeast Clark County. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Northshore Road, Las Vegas Bay, Lake Las Vegas, Moapa Town, Boulder Beach, Boulder Beach Campground, Las Vegas Bay Campground, Callville Bay, Bunkerville, Callville Bay Campground, Coyote Springs, Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Hayford Pk. This includes Interstate 15 in Nevada between mile markers 60 and 86, and between mile markers 105 and 120.

UPDATE AT 9:15 P.M.

18 inches of water on the roadway reported at Sahara and Decatur. Decatur southbound is closed before Sahara. Flooded streets have also been reported at Rainbow Warm Springs and Valley View at Sirius.

 

UPDATE AT 8:52 P.M.

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flood Advisory for Rapid Rises for... Southwestern Clark County in southern Nevada... * Until 1145 PM PDT. * At 848 PM PDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms around Sahara Avenue between Decatur Blvd and Rainbow Blvd. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Las Vegas, Downtown Las Vegas, East Las Vegas, The Strip, Spring Valley, Summerlin, Paradise, Mccarran International Airport, Stratosphere Tower, Unlv and The Lakes.

 

UPDATE AT 6:35 P.M.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Overton, Moapa Valley, Echo Bay, Valley of Fire, Overton Beach, Echo Bay Campground and Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

At 6:35 p.m., the storm was spotted about eight miles south of Overton, moving southeast at 15 miles per hour. 

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 7:15 p.m.

ORIGINAL STORY

Recent thunderstorms in the northeastern part of Clark County have led to a Flood Advisory from the National Weather Service on Saturday.

NWS officials say that the storms ended around 5:41 p.m., but there may be minor flooding ongoing.

Affected areas include Mesquite, Beaver Dam, Littlefield, Virgin River Gorge and Bunkerville. The advisory is in effect until 7:15 p.m.

Those in the Las Vegas valley are advised to watch out for floods until 11 p.m.

NWS also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for west-central Mohave County in Arizona and east-central Clark County from 5:29 p.m. until 6:15 p.m.

60-miles-per-hour gusts and quarter-sized hail were spotted near the Temple Bar Campground, about 27 miles east of Boulder City.