Lightning — Clark, Nevada

1998-07-09 · near Henderson, Clark, Nevada

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain producing thunderstorms formed over the southeast side of the Las Vegas Valley during a two hour period. At the onset of the storms, a lightning strike set fire to a large house which completely destroyed the structure. Over one inch of rainfall led to flash flooding which forced the closure of several streets in Henderson and East Las Vegas. One car was stranded and damaged by flood waters early in the afternoon and another car was caught in flood waters in the Las Vegas Wash during the evening, long after the thunderstorms had ended.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5661844. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.