Flash flood watch issued for Las Vegas Valley

By RICARDO TORRES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Justin Stonge, left, 14, and Julian Garza, 17, walk across Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 10, 2014. More rain fell on the valley flooding some roads. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A car splashes water on a flooded Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 10, 2014. More rain fell on the valley flooding some roads. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Rain covered the Las Vegas Valley this morning, causing the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch.

A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. The watch is in place until 9 p.m.

Running water was reported in valley streets, such as Rainbow and Charleston boulevards.

Further south in Clark County, between Searchlight and Cottonwood Cove Marina, serious flooding started just after 3 p.m., prompting a flash flood warning in the area until 6 p.m.

A Nevada Highway Patrol monitoring site reported many accidents on valley highways Thursday morning.

Weather conditions may be monitored at www.weather.gov.

Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites.