High winds, rain lead to power outage

A large thunderstorm Monday night left tens of thousands without power in the Las Vegas Valley and prompted flash flood and severe storm warnings for Clark County.

As of 10:30 p.m., more than 40,000 NV Energy customers were without power, according to the company’s outage map.

The National Weather Service temporarily issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the valley. A flash flood warning in the northeast part of the county was in effect until 11:45 p.m.

The storm caused more than 30 flights to be diverted from Mccarran International Airport by 10 p.m., airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said.

Most of the valley was hit with gusts between 40 and 45 mph, weather service meteorologist Chelsea Kryston said. The weather service recorded a gust of 68 mph at the airport during the storm.

Parts of the eastern valley saw rain totals of about a third of an inch by about 10:30 p.m., Kryston said. The southern half of the valley had rain totals between .04 inches and .12 inches during the same period.

Portions of the north and central valley experienced about a quarter-inch by 10:35 p.m., according to the Clark County Regional Flood Control District.

Las Vegas can expect thunderstorms and slightly cooler temperatures this week, the weather service said.

A 30 percent chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms is expected through Friday.

Tuesday’s high is expected to hit 102 degrees. Temperatures will dip to 100 on Wednesday, the service said. The high is expected to be

99 on Thursday before ticking back up to 101 on Friday. Lows during the week will be in the 80s.

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