Sunday, January 11, 2015

RAIN CAUSES 40 ACCIDENTS IN 3 HOURS ON LAS VEGAS HIGHWAYS



RAIN CAUSES 40 ACCIDENTS IN 3 HOURS ON LAS VEGAS HIGHWAYS







Staying home or just away from Las Vegas highways to enjoy the rainy weather is probably a safe idea since the Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting about 40 vehicle accidents in the past three hours.




However, being home for about 5,000 NV Energy customers was almost an uncertainty since the power company reported momentary outages Sunday morning. Power was immediately restored, according to the company’s website.




The vehicle-crash locations were spread through Interstate 15, U.S Highway 95 and the 215 Beltway, according to NHP’s website. Some accidents caused injuries, but the extent was unknown as of noon.




Several lanes on the three highways were shut down, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.




Cloudy and rainy conditions were expected to remain in the valley most of the day, according to the U.S National Weather Service.




No need to worry about flash floods, but the weather service does warn of slick road conditions, meteorologist John Adair said.




The storm, which was described as a “big band of rain” affecting Southern California all the way onto the southern part of Nevada, was slowly moving to the northeast valley Sunday morning, Adair said.




Clark County will receive a “decent thread of rain” that will range from light to moderate most of the day, Adair said. South Las Vegas was expected to see rain beginning at 10 a.m.



Between a quarter to a half an inch of precipitation was expected to accumulate, Adair said.



Current temperatures in Clark County are about 48 degrees and not expected to go higher than 51 degrees, according to the weather service. There is a 40-percent chance of scattered showers for the day and a 20-percent chance of isolated showers for Sunday night.




Monday’s conditions were projected to be mostly cloudy with temperatures projected to reach a high of about 56 degrees.