NWS Las Vegas NVFF.W 0035August 15, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: San Bernardino and Clark, CA and NV
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued a flash flood warning for San Bernardino and Clark in California, Nevada, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on August 15. It was the 35th flash flood warning the NWS office in Las Vegas issued in 2026. California had 25 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 45 in an average August of 2008-2025 (California's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Las Vegas NV
- Area
- San Bernardino and Clark
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:44 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KVEF FF.W 0035
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... San Bernardino County in southern California... West Central Clark County in southern Nevada... * Until 645 PM PDT. * At 344 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen near Sandy Valley. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Primm, Jean, Sandy Valley, Goodsprings and Mountain Pass.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.