Flash Flood — Clark, Nevada

2023-08-20 to 2023-08-21 · near Charleston Park, Clark, Nevada

$25.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Severe flash flooding affected the Spring Mountains. Many roads and underground pipes were washed out, several trails and parking areas were damaged or destroyed, and the fire station was damaged. Video showed multiple feet of water flowing down the mountain.

Wider weather episode

Eastern Pacific Hurricane Hilary made landfall on the Baja Peninsula early on the morning of the 20th and reached Southern California as a tropical storm that afternoon. The cyclone brought major flash flooding and damaging winds to the Spring Mountains, along with less severe flooding elsewhere in southern Nevada.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.