We dodged a bullet in our portion of the Las Vegas Valley in regards to what is now Tropical Storm Hilary as it only gave us us a glancing blow. Yesterday around 8:32PM a short-lived thunderstorm hit us and that was that. However, the residents on Mt. Charleston (located in the Spring Mountains bordering the western edge of the Las Vegas Valley) weren't so fortunate. This quote is from Kevin Janison, a local meteorologist with KTNV Channel 13 News:
On Mt. Charleston: Lee Canyon has received over 8” of rain, Kyle Canyon received more than 6.5.” Clark County just released this:
#Hilary Update: The old town area in Mt Charleston has substantial flooding as does rainbow subdivision. Residents are sheltering in place. State route 157, and SR 158 at SR 157 is shut down, and the power is currently off. #Nevada National Guard is en route to assist. A boil water order has been issued. A shelter location for residents is at 2755 Kyle Canyon Road (the hotel).
At the moment I don't know how the south end of the Valley fared.
Here's a pic taken by Bettina shortly before the storm hit us. Opa Fritz
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