Flooding occurred in some areas across the Las Vegas valley Thursday night following the first signs of measurable rain in months. A road closure along a ramp from I-15 southbound to the Southern 215 Beltway westbound closed down all lanes.

Las Vegas could see an entire month's worth of rain in one storm, according to estimates from the local National Weather Service (NWS) office. Las Vegas has a dry climate, but the city has seen an unusually dry start to the winter season.

After 214 straight days with no measurable rain, a drizzle finally came to the Las Vegas Valley. The National Weather Service on Thursday officially measured 0.01 inches of rain at Harry Reid International Airport,

This week may have brought an end to the Las Vegas Valley’s second-longest dry streak in recorded history, but don’t expect the light mist to reverse the region’s drought. Almost all of Clark County remains under “extreme” drought conditions,

The Las Vegas valley is expecting rain and even snow at higher elevations on Thursday, with a severe winter storm warning in effect until Friday afternoon for the Spring Mountains.