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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding and Julie Walker

Flash-flood risk lingers across the Southwest after Rachel’s remnants swamped Nevada

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Forecasters issued flood watches Monday and warned more rain and isolated thunderstorms could hit the Southwest after the remnants of tropical storm Rachel caused severe flooding in Las Vegas over the weekend.

Las Vegas tied an all-time daily rainfall record for the month of October after receiving 1.08 inches of rain into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The last time that much rain fell on the city in one October day was in 1947.

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