Las Vegas cannot handle the rain. The remnants of a tropical storm smacked Nevada on Friday night and widespread flooding wreaked havoc on local high school football.
A majority of games in the region were pushed back due to the weather.
Meanwhile, the Strip in downtown Las Vegas was completely underwater. It was mayhem.
Rain is rare in Las Vegas.
The largest city in the state of Nevada does not often receive rain. Las Vegas averages somewhere between 23 and 29 days of precipitation each year. Its dry desert climate gets about five inches annually.
However, the remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla brought approximately one fifth of that yearly total in just one night.
Harry Reid International Airport registered 0.92 inches of rain on Friday, which set a record. Storms rolled in around 5:00 p.m. local time.
I survived the storm ⛈️ of 10.10.25 Las Vegas #rain #wx #weather #lookup pic.twitter.com/wTP1lWYI3v
— Jose A. (@elguerolanchero) October 11, 2025
They did not leave the area for about three hours. The clouds hovered right over the city, which caused widespread flooding of more than a few inches.
Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas tonight. Rain, lightening, flooding. pic.twitter.com/cociDm6lO4
— Christina Moss ✍🏻 (@ChristinaAuthor) October 11, 2025
The Strip was in shambles.
NEW VIDEO: The Strip of Las Vegas was soaked Friday night as torrential showers unloaded over Nevada's largest city!
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 11, 2025
Even though Vegas recorded just under one inch of rain, it doesn't take much in the desert southwest to cause flooding – especially when the rainfall rates are… pic.twitter.com/j5MNCgAf5s
It only got worse as the rain continued throughout the evening.
When it rains, it POURS! ⛈️
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 11, 2025
Tropical-fueled rainfall has been hitting the desert Southwest on Friday, leading to scenes like this in Las Vegas. The city has received over a half-inch of rain in the last three hours!#NVwx pic.twitter.com/Ir5OIRqwIk
The roads were in horrible condition.
Cars were completely stuck in two or three feet of water.
As you can see, Las Vegas is not built for the rain. Especially of this magnitude.
High school football games were hammered.
Every single game in the greater Las Vegas area was suspended for at least an hour due to rain and lightning. Some of the games were delayed by two or more.
Various images from the matchup between Centennial and Palo Verde show fans hiding from the elements. Coaches were thrust into action as they tried to clear the field for play. Stadium concourses were completely underwater. It was a mess.
Here was the scene as teams waited out the weather delay:
Fortunately, Tropical Storm Priscilla made its way out of the area in time for games to be played. There were not any cancellations. Just long delays. Las Vegas isn’t used to this kind of nasty weather!