Flash Flood in Clark County, Nevada

Flash Flood September 11, 2012 · Clark County, Nevada

Death

$20.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Major flash flooding affected much of the Las Vegas Valley. Numerous roads were closed due to water, mud, and rocks; and several people had to be rescued from vehicles. Many vehicles in parking lots were submerged in muddy water. Many homes, condos, and businesses flooded, and three dogs drowned in one home. Water got into buildings on the UNLV campus as well as a middle school and the MGM Grand Garden Arena. One landscaper died when flood waters swept him off his front-end loader.

The wider storm

A low pressure system interacted with deep monsoon moisture to produce widespread thunderstorms and flash flooding. A few storms also produced severe weather.

Began near Las Vegas N Air Term (36.3242, -115.3537).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 402190. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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