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Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos

This photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office shows a roadway flooded in Golden Valley, Arizona, on Monday July 25, 2022. A parade of storms across the U.S. Southwest recently led to flooding in normally dry washes, rain measure in inches and rescue operations. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office via AP)

In this photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, a woman clings to a stop sign after her car was swept away in Golden Valley, Arizona, on Monday, July 25, 2022. A parade of storms across the U.S. Southwest recently led to flooding in normally dry washes, rain measure in inches and rescue operations. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office via AP)

In this photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, a car is submerged in floodwaters in Golden Valley, Arizona, on Monday July 25, 2022. A parade of storms across the U.S. Southwest recently led to flooding in normally dry washes, rain measure in inches and rescue operations. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office via AP)

This photograph provided by Stephen McNerney shows mud left behind by flooding around McNerney's home on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, in mid-July 2022. Flagstaff has been inundated with rain from the annual monsoon, which has worsened flooding in neighborhoods where wildfires burned this spring. (Stephen McNerney via AP)

This photograph provided by Stephen McNerney shows flood damage to the home of his neighbor Bret Henneman, on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, July 18, 2022. Flagstaff has been inundated with rain from the annual monsoon, which has worsened flooding in neighborhoods where wildfires burned this spring. (Stephen McNerney via AP)

This photograph provided by Stephen McNerney shows mud left behind by flooding around McNerney's home on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, in mid-July 2022. Flagstaff has been inundated with rain from the annual monsoon, which has worsened flooding in neighborhoods where wildfires burned this spring. (Stephen McNerney via AP)

Driver Miguel Reyes checks out his vehicle stuck in a construction hole due to flooding along Charleston Blvd. adjacent to Tacos El Gordon as a powerful storm moves through the area on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. The metal plate was missing and his vehicle went in unable to see the hole being filled with rain water. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Lightning strikes across the skyline on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

A road crew blocks the flooded Charleston Blvd. at South Spencer Street as a powerful storm moves through the area on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Nevada DOT workers work to clear flood waters from West Washington Ave. near North Main St. on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Steel Brooks/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

People navigate the rainy walkways as some power is out at the Fremont Street Experience as a powerful storm moves through the area on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos