Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For this reason, flood managers have built an extensive system of drainage ditches and…
Two people died in flash floods that struck in Las Vegas and parts of southern Nevada state, USA, on 11 August 2022. The National Weather Service said the rain was…
Hundreds of people were left stranded by flash floods in parts of Death Valley National Park in USA after nearly a year’s worth of rain fell in just three hours.…
Heavy rain and flash flooding affected several states in America’s Southwest. A local state of emergency was declared for communities in southern Utah and Nevada. Both areas recorded between 40…
The remnants of Hurricane Rosa brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of Mexico and Arizona USA from 01 October 2018. Hurricane Rosa formed in the East Pacific and reached…
Flash flooding has struck in 3 major cities in the USA over the last few days, leaving at least 1 person dead. Parts of New Orleans recorded some of the…
Parts of Northern California have been inundated with rain after a storm hit on Tuesday, 07 February, 2017. Some areas have recorded almost 7 inches (177.8 mm) of rain in…
Extreme rain events have been affecting California and snow has blanketed the Pacific Northwest. NASA/NOAA’s GOES Project created a satellite animation showing the storms affecting the region from January 6…
Storms bringing hail, lightning, strong winds and torrential rain, caused severe flooding in the Las Vegas area yesterday, 30 June 2016. Flash Flood Warnings were issued by the Nation Weather…
Record rain caused flash floods in the Las Vegas Valley area on Saturday, 09 April. Local fire fighters were called out to rescue at least 4 people who were trapped…
FEMA announced on 06 November 2014 that federal disaster aid has been made available to the states of Nevada and Arizona to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in…
Record breaking rainfall caused flash flooding in southern Arizona yesterday, 08 September 2014, which resulted in the deaths of two people in the Tucson area of the state. The massive…
