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The Las Vegas storm results in flooded casinos as well as 22 car crashes and 15 outdoor fires. More heavy rainfall is expected. Flash flood hits Las Vegas Strip, sending water pouring into casinos
Severe storms brought flooding to Las Vegas, Nevada, on the evening of July 28 after the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the city.This footage, recorded by Jeffrey A ...
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The Clark County Regional Flood Control District ( CCRFCD) was created in 1985 by the Nevada Legislature allowing Clark County to provide broad solutions to flooding problems. The District has developed plans and so far successfully continued working on a 50-year program to eliminate most flooding from a 100-year flood in the populated areas ...
On May 4, 1988, a fire followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage. A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of the plant ...
The Carpenter 1 Fire was a large wildfire on Mount Charleston, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. The fire began on July 1, 2013, near Pahrump , Nevada , before spreading eastward. Carpenter 1 was seen for miles across the Las Vegas metropolitan area , and was the largest fire to occur on Mount Charleston in decades.
Location in New Mexico. The 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire was the largest and most destructive wildfire in the history of New Mexico. The fire burned 341,471 acres (138,188 hectares) between early April and late June in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in San Miguel, Mora, and Taos counties. It was the most significant fire of the ...