It huffed, puffed but did not blow much down
Winds top 60 in valley; little damage reported
Blustery winds in the Las Vegas Valley toppled a few trees and kicked up debris early Thursday, but otherwise they did not appear to cause significant damage.
The strongest winds Wednesday night into Thursday morning were measured at more than 60 mph in Summerlin, the National Weather Service said. Wind speeds at Mccarran International Airport topped out at 41 mph.
Friday’s forecast calls for breezy winds and gusts reaching up to 25 mph, the weather service said. The high temperature is expected to be near 71 degrees.
The weekend should stay calm and sunny with highs of 77 degrees on Saturday and 85 on Sunday.
Monday will be warm and sunny in the Las Vegas Valley, the weather service said, with highs in the mid- and upper 70s for the first half of the week.
Meanwhile, the blustery weather system swept parts of California with strong northwest winds and brought more spring snowfall Thursday, making travel hazardous in the mountains and deserts.
An 84 mph wind was recorded in mountains above the high desert northeast of Los Angeles, among many powerful gusts throughout Southern California, north through Kern County and along the Eastern Sierra Nevada, the weather service said.
Light snow fell in the mountains north of Los Angeles along heavily traveled Interstate 5, as well as in parts of the Sierra, where the snowpack, a key part of the state’s water supply, remains below normal levels after a mediocre winter.
The California Department of Transportation warned travelers to be wary of winds and pay attention to chain requirements on various highways, including U.S. 395 and State Routes 58, 14 and 203.