On Thursday night, a monsoon caused flash flooding along the Las Vegas Strip and several top casinos.
The National Weather Service issued flash floods and severe thunderstorm warnings for various valley areas, including North Las Vegas and downtown Las Vegas.
“Lightning was nearly constant, and the power went out several times,” he said. “Electric surges set the fire alarms of several buildings off, causing fire responders to have to head out into the storm to respond to them.”
Despite the rarity of flash floods, University of Las Vegas professor and economic geologist Simon Jowitt told The Post that Nevadans generally prepare for the monsoon season, which lasts from July to September.
“We’ve got good drainage systems, but sometimes the water just overloads them,” explained Jowitt. “It can also be dangerous for homeless people who sometimes live in the drainage systems for shelter.”
“The other thing is that we don’t often get rain, so it’s hard to check whether roofs and the like are actually waterproof; probably what has happened in the casinos tonight,” he added.
“These rains don’t happen that often, but we’ve had a few days in a row now.”
As a result of the flood, many local airports are experiencing severe delays.
Caught the first panel falling pic.twitter.com/1QEJtFtVbk
— David Woods (@dwoods9120) July 29, 2022
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