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Lee Canyon will remain closed Tuesday and possibly Wednesday as a strong Pacific storm pounds Southern Nevada.

Everyone has been accounted for after an avalanche hit a Nevada ski resort on Monday

An avalanche at Lee Canyon on Monday sent a police search and rescue team to the ski area outside Las Vegas after initial reports of people missing.

The atmospheric river that has drenched Southern California with days of torrential rain is spreading east Tuesday, bringing periods of heavy rain and possible flash flooding to parts of southern Nevada and the Desert Southwest.

Rain was covering much of the valley on Thursday, and is likely to keep falling into the evening hours. Flight delays of more than 3 hours were slowing traffic at the airport.

The recent precipitation should help the valley while snowfall should bolster the region’s vital snowpack.

Widespread rain should cover much of the valley on Thursday, especially in afternoon hours. Snow was expected to start before sunrise in the mountains.

Rain is expected to start dampening valley roads Thursday mid-to-late morning and increase throughout the day to steady showers that could impact the evening commute.

Wednesday is expected to cloud up in advance of two wet days with up to 16 inches of snow forecast for mountains, says the National Weather Service.

After a few brutal years of drought, 2023 brought some valuable recovery time for desert bighorn sheep at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas.