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Videos show Las Vegas casinos underwater again following flash floods, the latest in a string of extreme weather events<!-- wp:html --><p>The Bellagio Water Fountain Show on Las Vegas Strip is viewed from a tower at Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino, on July 14, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p> <p class="copyright">George Rose/Getty Images</p> <p>Flash floods hit Las Vegas for the second time in two weeks on Thursday.<br /> Videos from social media show water rushing into casinos from the ceiling. <br /> More storms and possible flash flooding are in the forecast for Friday. </p> <p>Monsoon rain poured over Las Vegas Thursday, causing flooding in some of the city's iconic casinos for the second time in two weeks. Videos posted on social media appear to show downpours and the damage they caused on the casino floors. Those videos have not been independently confirmed by Insider.</p> <p>One Twitter user posted a video from inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino as card tables were soaked with water flowing from the ceiling. </p> <p>—Sean Sable (@SeanSable) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1557951942843805696">August 12, 2022</a></p> <p>This monsoon season in Las Vegas is the wettest in 10 years, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSVegas/status/1558067667558232064?s=20&t=5WMtYbvouJeeOczXcz8qmw">the National Weather Service</a> in Las Vegas. A total of .58 inches of rain fell on the city Thursday, bringing the total rainfall of monsoon season so far to 1.28 inches. </p> <p>In a clip posted on Twitter of a car pushing its way through floodwaters near The Linq Hotel & Casino, onlookers can be heard cheering on the driver — although some people watching weren't as confident.</p> <p>"Holy shit, holy shit, I don't know if you can do it," a person can be heard saying in the video. </p> <p>—Skittish and Bus (@Skittishandbus) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1557967978989113344">August 12, 2022</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Video posted on Twitter from a passenger on a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus showed the streets flooding with moving waters. </p> <p>"Charleston feels like a raging rapids ride right now," the tweet said, referring to Las Vegas' Charleston Boulevard.</p> <p>—Fukuburger (@fukuburger) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1557955186630373376">August 12, 2022</a></p> <p>The National Weather Service shared a video of the storm as it moved into the area.</p> <p>—NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1557957153322704897">August 12, 2022</a></p> <p>More storms are possible again on Friday with the potential for flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service.</p> <div class="read-original">Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/videos-show-las-vegas-casinos-flooding-during-monsoon-rainfall-2022-8">Business Insider</a></div><!-- /wp:html -->

The Bellagio Water Fountain Show on Las Vegas Strip is viewed from a tower at Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino, on July 14, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Flash floods hit Las Vegas for the second time in two weeks on Thursday.
Videos from social media show water rushing into casinos from the ceiling. 
More storms and possible flash flooding are in the forecast for Friday. 

Monsoon rain poured over Las Vegas Thursday, causing flooding in some of the city’s iconic casinos for the second time in two weeks. Videos posted on social media appear to show downpours and the damage they caused on the casino floors. Those videos have not been independently confirmed by Insider.

One Twitter user posted a video from inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino as card tables were soaked with water flowing from the ceiling. 

—Sean Sable (@SeanSable) August 12, 2022

This monsoon season in Las Vegas is the wettest in 10 years, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas. A total of .58 inches of rain fell on the city Thursday, bringing the total rainfall of monsoon season so far to 1.28 inches. 

In a clip posted on Twitter of a car pushing its way through floodwaters near The Linq Hotel & Casino, onlookers can be heard cheering on the driver — although some people watching weren’t as confident.

“Holy shit, holy shit, I don’t know if you can do it,” a person can be heard saying in the video. 

—Skittish and Bus (@Skittishandbus) August 12, 2022

 

Video posted on Twitter from a passenger on a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus showed the streets flooding with moving waters. 

“Charleston feels like a raging rapids ride right now,” the tweet said, referring to Las Vegas’ Charleston Boulevard.

—Fukuburger (@fukuburger) August 12, 2022

The National Weather Service shared a video of the storm as it moved into the area.

—NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) August 12, 2022

More storms are possible again on Friday with the potential for flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

Read the original article on Business Insider

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