Las Vegas Strip Under Water and Power Outages After Flash Floods Caused by Torrential Rain

This past weekend, significant flooding brought on by flash floods affected the famous Las Vegas Strip.
On Friday, the city and surrounding southern Nevada were struck by quick-moving thunderstorms and torrential rain, which left hundreds without power and left automobiles stranded.
By Friday night, the Rhodes Ranch area had received more than 2 inches of precipitation, and South Point and the intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard had received more than 1.5 inches.
Friday was the wettest September day in 11 years in Las Vegas, where 0.88 inches, about three times the monthly normal, was measured.
According to NV Energy, 30 outages caused more than 4,000 people to lose power in the Las Vegas Valley by Friday evening.
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Las Vegas Braces for Ongoing Rain and Flash Flood Warnings as Strip Submerged and Traffic Disrupted

The city is prepared for further rain, and a flash flood warning will stay in effect through Saturday night.
On Saturday, muddy flood water engulfed the Strip, passed beneath casinos, and went underneath the renowned High Roller Ferris wheel.
On Friday, major crossroads including Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue became jammed as a result of trapped traffic on the swiftly flooding roads.
Due to the bad weather, over 100 flights were canceled and around 700 were delayed.
As locals and visitors try to deal with the aftermath, the National Weather Service issued a warning to the public not to attempt to cross any flooded roadways.
A city spokeswoman claimed there were no reports of serious accidents despite the fact that many drivers abandoned their cars and one had to be rescued from their automobile.
Flood warnings are in effect for Saturday from Nevada into the western half of Utah, the northwest of Arizona, and the northeast of California.
The National Weather Service cautioned that the potential of additional intense thunderstorms might result in significant flash flooding and heavy runoff.
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Source: Daily Mail, NY Breaking