Severe weather moved through the Las Vegas valley Monday night diverting flights, causing power outages and prompting one rescue.
According to the Clark County Fire Department, one person was rescued who was trapped in a rain-swollen flood control channel. That person was not injured.
A massive power outage affected thousands of Southern Nevadan residents. At one point, a total of 41,000 customers were without power.
At last check, around 11:15 p.m., NV Energy’s website was reporting more than 33,000 people were still without power.
The City of Las Vegas tweeted that there were reports of at least 14 intersections that were dark due to the power outages, including Stewart and Mojave. The protocol for dark stoplights is to treat the intersection as a 4-way stop, the City of Las Vegas said.
Please note at least 14 intersections are dark due to power outages, including Stewart and Mojave. Protocol for dark stoplights is to treat the intersection like a 4-way stop. pic.twitter.com/nSeqh6s8Sd— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 10, 2018
The outages are scattered throughout the entire Southern Nevada region. According to NV Energy, there’s no word on when power will be restored.
Go here to check the outage map.
Power is out by boulder and Sahara. Looks like it caused an accident there.— Brenda hernandez 🥑 (@BrendasaurusRex) July 10, 2018
Power went out for a minute @ Vegas & Michael Way. Wind feels good & air smells delicious. Happy Monsoon Season. Please be careful driving.— Diane Kerr (@dianeek67) July 10, 2018
The storms first moved in to the Las Vegas valley around 9:30 p.m. Meteorologist Tedd Florendo took to Facebook to warn viewers.
A Flash Flood Warning that is in effect until 11:45 p.m. was also issued for parts of the area. The Flash Flood Warning was issued for Lake Mead and Valley of Fire.
At one point there was a swift water rescue at Cambridge Street and E. Flamingo Road.
We stumbled upon a swift-water rescue call near Flamingo & Cambridge. FD still on scene. #8NN pic.twitter.com/eITgxfuquF— Shakala Alvaranga (@SMAlvaranga) July 10, 2018
A Flash Flood advisory is in effect until 2 a.m.
A tree was knocked over near the intersection of E. Harmon Avenue and S. Maryland Parkway. A viewer by the name of Jeff Journey took the following photo.
A jackknifed semi caused a major delay in traffic on the 215 eastbound at Decatur. No word on injuries.
Many residents have taken to Twitter to tweet 8 News NOW what they’ve seen. They’re using the #StormTracker8 hashtag. Some of their tweets are below.
North Town is getting a Show! @8NewsNow #Stromtracker pic.twitter.com/zpK7c82TuI— J.Reyes (@PhotographerJRR) July 10, 2018
Raining hard and very windy in Rhodes Ranch— Mike S (@MichaelS112291) July 10, 2018
Just a little windy in Vegas tonight @8NewsNow pic.twitter.com/rIqo2PjMp6— G-Money (@gmm71) July 10, 2018
@8NewsNow Windy out near Horizon/95; some lightning near the freeway— 💜 Marie Anne Edwards 💜 (@MarieEdwards429) July 10, 2018
Power outage near Clark high school.— Marlo M. Sutton Jr (@Sutton4JC) July 10, 2018
Henderson right now pic.twitter.com/gFmQRn6NqX— slothlupe (@slothlupe) July 10, 2018
The weather also affected flights at McCarran International Airport. Around 30 flights were diverted and departing flights were delayed.
Due to current storm conditions a high volume of arriving flights have been diverted from McCarran and many departures are holding on the ground. If you are flying from LAS tonight or tomorrow morning, check with your airline for flight status updates.— McCarran Airport (@LASairport) July 10, 2018
Travelers are urged to check flights before heading to the airport.
