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Flash FloodClark, Nevada

August 22, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$5.0M
Area
Clark

Event narrative (NOAA)

Significant flash flooding affected much of the Las Vegas Valley. Numerous roads were closed, and several people were rescued from cars. A church was damaged by three feet of water when a retaining wall collapsed. Several people were rescued from washes. One man died when he fell into the Pittman Wash and was swept downstream.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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