Some neigbhorhoods down in anthem getting more moderate rain. So heres what to expect. Showers decreasing overnight. But expect patchy dense fog to develop. Up to 50 an inch of rain is possible since mccarran already at a. 25 of inch. And a foot or more of snow in the mountains by morning above 8,000. Dave and paula . Paula Francis the el nino effect is creating an unexpected headache at Mccarran International airport tonight. Dave Courvoisier many flights have been delayed for hours. Patranya bhoolsuwan joins us live from the airport where todays conditions have created what you can call a perfect storm. Patranya . Patranya Bhoolsuwan not only is Rainy Weather causing problems in the sky. Heres whats happening on the ground. Tens of thousands of people traveling to las vegas a perfect storm that could cause a Ripple Effect much longer than tonight Cindy Mclaughlin picking up passenger its insane, totally insane Patranya Bhoolsuwan Cindy Mclaughlin describing a turbulent day at Mccarra
More than half an inch of rain in some northwest neighborhoods. It looks like well take a break for a short while and then another chance of rain and snow later today and tonight. Lets see how the roads are this morning. < Demetria Obilor lets see how the roads are this morning. < Demetria Obilor < spaghetti bowl on the 95 accident in the spaghetti bowl south. It was slowing traffic, but its picking up now. Accident in North Las Vegas on i15 and speedway. Nhp is reporting it in the southbound direction. Accident on pecosmcleod interconnect and viking, which is north of flamingo. Accident on decatur, south of smoke ranch. Building fire in residential area on eldora and torrey pines. < back to you. Kirsten Joyce rain and foggy conditions were causing headaches at Mccarran International airport. But you should be okay this morning. Many flights were delayed for hours yesterday. But so far today. The faa says arriving and departing flights are at most delayed about 15 minutes. Last nights
To call ahead if youre flying out of las vegas. brian loftus at last check with mccarran. It seems as though flights are heading out on time. Sherry Swensk the National Weather service is also tracking how el nino is affecting our valley jim harrison National Weather service this year is very strong, up to the strongest one ever measured potential for increase storm activities here in the southern us is high. Sherry Swensk meteorologist jim harrison told us the foggy conditions we saw yesterday are rare for the valley. He ads the rain is good news to help ease the drought. But the rain were getting this week isnt enough. We need considerable rain for several winters in a row to make a real difference. lets get to sherry with a look at todays weather. Very wet after rain all day and most of the night. Still cloudy and wet with a break between storms today. Demetria obilor starting with an accident in the northwest on the northbound 95 offramp to ann road. Its pretty wet on the west side