Storm prompts flood reports, warning for northwest valley — PHOTOS
By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Las Vegas police officers keep covered from the rain while responding to an accident at Twain Avenue and El Capitan Way in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Green Valley High School students, from right, Helena Jones, Shivani Shah, Irie Douville and Boston McClary make their way through rain in the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rain falls in Henderson on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Barry Sweet/Facebook)
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A photo taken from Durango and Pebble shows storms over Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Mary Powell Quick/Facebook)
Rain falls in Enterprise on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Eric Gernhart/Facebook)
Las Vegas police officers keep covered from the rain while responding to an accident at Twain Avenue and El Capitan Way in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Vehicles pass through the partially flooded intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Vehicles pass through the partially flooded intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Vehicles drive along Tropicana Avenue near Grand Canyon Drive as heavy rain falls in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Vehicles pass through the partially flooded intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Storm clouds loom over the Spring Mountains in this view from near Fort Apache and Pebble roads in the southwest valley on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rain falls in Anthem on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Katie Evans/Facebook)
People take photos of the rain from the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center in Las Vegas Monday, May 18, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco
Dark rain clouds are seen from Red Rock Canyon Road in Las Vegas Monday, May 18, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco
People walk to their car under their umbrella at the Boca Park Fashion Village in Las Vegas Monday, May 18, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco
Robert Carlson changes his windshield wipers in front of the Auto Zone at the Village Square in Las Vegas Monday, May 18, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco
Rain pours on a person walking through the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People make their way through rain in the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A cyclist who declined to be identified covers his bike at the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mia Rice makes her way through rain in the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A woman makes her way through rain in the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sam Weiner of Las Vegas makes his way through rain in the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People make their way through rain in the Suncoast parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Motorists drive past a puddle along Kyle Canyon Road on Monday, May 18, 2015, in the northwest area of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas valley experienced a rainy Monday morning with thunder and scattered showers. Clear skies and warmer temperatures are expected for Tuesday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wanyae Franklin, 14, rides his kick scooter at Heers Park in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2015. Franklin and his friends took advantage of the break in the rain after school to hang out and do scooter tricks in the northwest valley neighborhood park. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rain is seen in southwest Las Vegas on May 18, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Hail falls in Summerlin on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Tricia Hegji/Facebook)
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Hail falls in southeast Henderson on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Elizabeth Stehlik/Facebook)
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Hail covers a yard in Summerlin on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Annie Barkhuff/Facebook)
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Rain falls in Anthem on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Katie Evans/Facebook)
Rain falls in Spring Valley on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Kathleen Cole/Facebook)
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Though record amount of rainfall in Las Vegas prompted a flood advisory for Summerlin Monday, there was no major flooding reported in the valley, the National Weather Service said.
A late-morning Monday downpour prompted a brief severe thunderstorm warning and brought .07 inches of rain throughout the day at the valley’s official weather station at McCarran International Airport. That beat the previous record for May 18 of .01 inch, set in 2011, meteorologist Clay Morgan said.
The rain was far heavier to the north and south.
Morgan on Monday night said that a gauge in Henderson recorded a total of .67 inches and a couple of gauges in west and northwest Summerlin recorded totals above an inch.
That was not the case around the Summerlin Parkway and Rampart Boulevard where there was only a total of .12 inches, Morgan said.
In some places, the rain was mixed with hail. NWS meteorologist Nathan Foster said they received some reports of hail around Summerlin and one report of nickel-sized hail in Henderson. He also warned of one inch hail that fell around Blue Diamond.
In Boulder City, thunder and lightning prompted a warning from Lake Mead National Recreation Area to be careful around large bodies of water.
Flooding was reported at U.S. Highway 95 and Kyle Canyon Road and elsewhere on the road to Mount Charleston.
Meanwhile, cameras at the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort in Lee Canyon recorded fresh snowfall.
Thanks to the storm, Monday was expected to be the coolest day of the week, which reached its 73 degrees high about 12:30 a.m., Morgan said. The lowest temperatures of 61 degrees Monday was reached about noon, Morgan said, noting the unusual shift.
Light southwest winds breezed through the day with gusts as high as 25 mph, according to the weather service.
Tuesday’s high temperature could reach 82 degrees with calm southwest winds. Low temperatures will drop to 59 degrees, if not cooler, the weather service said.
The rest of the week will see highs in the 80s.
Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @CassandraTaloma
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