“What it boils down to is all the stuff they lost is replaceable. “This is some straight-up local superhero-type stuff,” Ingle said. When she called her grandmother’s cellphone, a nurse answered and said residents were being evacuated.Ĭrises forge Beshear's role as Kentucky's consoler in chief Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said 42 residents of the Peach Tree Village nursing home in Brandon had been moved to a safe room until conditions improve, WLBT-TV reported.Ĭourtney Ingle, whose grandmother lives at the nursing home, told The Associated Press she called the facility after her husband saw fire trucks racing in its direction. In statements posted to Twitter, the National Weather Service said flash flood warnings were in effect for several areas from Jackson, the state capital, to Meridian and southward to Laurel and Prentiss, with numerous reports of flooding Wednesday. Rain has pummeled the central and southern parts of the state for the last three days. (AP) - Heavy rain and flash floods drenched Mississippi, prompting rescue operations, closures and evacuations Wednesday including dozens of residents at a nursing home in the central part of the state.
Review-Journal reporter David Wilson contributed to this report.JACKSON, Miss. One acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons of water.Ĭontact Marvin Clemons at Follow on Twitter. The rise of an inch equals about 68,000 acre-feet, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. Wednesday, a rise of 2.72 feet or 32.64 inches. The surface of the lake was at 1,043.43 feet above sea level as of 7 p.m. The monsoon has helped Lake Mead rise 2.72 feet in the past month. Sunday is forecast to be nearly identical, as is Monday.Īfter Thursday, no precipitation is listed in the current forecast that runs until Wednesday. The rain gauge closest to the peak recorded 1.38 inches on Wednesday alone.įriday should be mostly clear with a high near 100 and a Saturday morning low near 79. Nearly 12 inches of rain has been recorded at Mount Charleston in Southern Nevada’s wettest monsoon season in 10 years. More than a month of monsoon weather may be coming to an end, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast. Turn around, don't drown! #NvWx /Kg9RyuCPFk Heavy rain in areas that received copious amounts of rain yesterday will result in flash flooding, particularly along roadways that intercept Wheeler Wash including State Route 160 east of Pahrump. was issued for the same stateline area that received heavy rain on Wednesday. #cawx #nvwx Ī flash flood warning that runs until 5:15 p.m. 0CFvdHAoqMĪ temporary lake that formed near the Ivanpah Dry Lake because of heavy rainfall on Wednesday is likely growing today.Ī lake formed there Wednesday and closed down the southbound side of Interstate 15 from nearly four hours before it was reopened about 7 p.m.Īmazing footage of Ivanpah Dry Lake (Primm Valley) which is currently filled with water thanks to heavy storms yesterday. According to a Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 8:30 tonight. Several roads were reopened in the park and surrounding areas recently, about two weeks after heavy flooding in the first few days of August.ĭamage was estimated to be in the millions.ĪTTN DRIVERS: has closed State Route 190 from 10 miles west of Death Valley Junction to State Route 127 due to flooding. She said the Furnace Creek area received 0.75 of an inch to 1 inch.Īt around 11 p.m., Stessman said there could be an additional half an inch of rain along Route 190 in the next few hours.Ĭhances for precipitation in the Death Valley area are low on Friday with the highest chance at 10 percent in the higher terrain, according to Stessman. Route 190 in the area of the Death Valley Junction received about 0.75 of an inch to 1.5 inches Thursday evening, according to meteorologist Morgan Stessman. Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The California Department of Transportation announced the road reopened at 11:30 p.m.Ī flash flood warning remained in place until 12:30 a.m. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) rain for the past two days at and near Death Valley National Park forced closure of the main road for several hours before reopening Thursday night.Ĭalifornia Route 190 from 10 miles west of Death Valley Junction to State Route 127 was closed Thursday evening due to flooding. Clouds fill the sky in northwest Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug.
25, 2022, says the National Weather Service. There's a 30 percent chance of precipitation in the Las Vegas area on Thursday, Aug.