Heavy Rain in Clark County, Nevada

Heavy Rain February 28, 2014 · Clark County, Nevada

Injuries

$250K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain in the Las Vegas Valley caused a power outage to 1263 customers; shorted out a railroad crossing sensor, causing the gate to block a major thoroughfare; and contributed to at least 43 vehicle crashes, resulting in eight injuries (indirect).

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system brought high winds, heavy rain, and heavy mountain snow to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

Began near Bracken (36.1103, -115.1820).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 496515. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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