Heavy Rain Causes Damage At Lake Mead

Today, there was heavy rain around the Lake Mead area. It pretty much stayed clear of the Valley, but in higher elevations in Henderson, around the south and eastern mountains, along with areas around Lake Mead and up by Overton and Logandale.
I talked to a person who works at Lake Mead and said that it would rain very hard for 30 minutes, take a 30 minute break and then begin again. He doesn't know if he can make it to work tomorrow because of damage to the roads.
There is a lot of damage to some piers and docks, according to Channel 5 and many roads are washed out.
Traffic was a nightmare on southbound 95, as traffic was backed up for miles, at times from Horizon Dr. through Boulder City. But thanks to the totally inept traffic reporting by KDOX and KDWN, you never would have known the traffic was bad and then you get stuck in a huge traffic jam.
From the Las Vegas Sun: "Entrances to the Lake Mead area were closed to traffic part of Monday afternoon at Lake Mead Parkway, Lake Mead Boulevard, Overton and Boulder Beach. Much of Northshore Road also was closed so crews could assess storm damage, but it reopened later in the evening.
“Until the water stops flowing we won’t be able to assess the damage,” Lake Mead National Recreation Area spokesman Andrew Munoz said.
Munoz said water reached the road at several points along Northshore Road where the road crosses washes that drain into Lake Mead. Damage was reported at the Callville Bay Marina, but no private property was damaged. Callville Bay Road was reopened Monday evening.
Munoz advised those driving in the Lake Mead area to use extra caution.
“We always recommend no one try to cross the wash when there’s water flowing,” he said.
Access to the Meadview area in Arizona was washed out. Officials said roads in the Lake Mead area could be closed throughout the day."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/04/heavy-rain-prompts-flood-advisory-eastern-clark-co/
Apparently, the storms are coming from up north, but are circling up from the south. The storms started in the Gulf of Alaska. the rain is expected to continue throughout most of the week.
On a brighter note, it is much cooler tonight than it has been for awhile and it maybe a no air conditioner night, tonight.