Record rain produced dangerous flash floods that swamped freeways and residential areas in the Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas on Monday. At least two people are dead in southern Arizona after being trapped in flood waters.
In Nevada, life-threatening flash flooding was reported in Moapa, about 45 miles northeast of Las Vegas on Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency for the area.
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas said at one point that a dam in the community was within inches of overtopping, but waters receded later in the evening. The Nevada Highway Patrol said on Monday evening that vehicles were floating down Interstate 15 in the Moapa area. The freeway, which links the Las Vegas area with San Diego to the south and Salt Lake City to the north, was closed near Moapa. Images on social media showed whole sections of the I-15 freeway destroyed.
http://www.weather.com/news/southwest-flooding-update-20140908
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