Northwest valley under flash flood warning
Rain drops over the Las Vegas valley on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Monsoonal moisture has brought hot and muggy conditions to the Las Vegas are over the past few days. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A flash flood warning is in effect Wednesday afternoon for the northwest valley following heavy showers on Mount Charleston, the National Weather Service said.
The warning is in effect until 4:15 p.m. The weather service issued the warning after flowing water was reported in Rainbow and Kyle canyons.
The showers have subsided and there is no rain predicted for the valley Wednesday afternoon, the weather service said.
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