Showers storm through valley, more to come

By HENRY BREAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

11 years ago

An automobile travels through a flooded intersection at East Stewart Avenue and North Christy Lane in Las Vegas on Monday, May 6, 2013. Intermittent showers popped up across the valley throughout the day.

Children cross the street at a flooded intersection at East Stewart Avenue and North Christy Lane on Monday. The forecast calls for scattered showers Tuesday in the Las Vegas Valley.

Clouds hover over the Las Vegas Valley on Monday in this photo looking south along Interstate 15. Rain has been reported in parts of the valley as fast moving storms came through.

Clouds hover over the Stratosphere and the Las Vegas Strip on Monday. Almost two-tenths of an inch of rain fell in some parts of town, causing brief, localized street flooding.

For those of you without windows, we have breaking news for you: Some weather occurred on Monday, and even more of it is expected the rest of the week.

A fast-moving thunderstorm made some racket and dumped a little bit of rain and small hail on parts of the east valley. A few neighborhoods saw almost two-tenths of an inch of precipitation, enough to cause some brief, localized street flooding.

No serious problems were reported and none were expected, said Andrew Gorelow, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Las Vegas. “These storms are moving pretty fast.”

And more of them are on the way.

Gorelow said there is a slightly better chance of thunder, rain and hail across the valley today.

The forecast for the rest of the week looks pretty similar: a few, fast-moving storm cells here and there, momentarily interrupting our usual lack of weather.

Contact reporter Henry Brean at hbrean@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0350.