Nevada, 2000

Flood in Nevada, February 21, 2000

February 21, 2000 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Clark

When
February 21, 7:15 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Clark County, Las Vegas
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An exceptionally moist and unstable Pacific storm produced rain showers and thunderstorms over southern Nevada early President's Day morning. Within just a few hours, over an inch of rain had fallen on parts of the west side of the Las Vegas Valley and area washes began to gradually fill with water. Showers continued to fall through the morning and left from three-quarters (0.75) to over an inch of rain at most recording stations within the metro area. The Charleston Underpass filled with water and pools formed in many low-lying intersections causing some vehicles to stall.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5134622.