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ABC News (US)
· collected 2026-10-12 · by JAIMIE DING Associated Press, JULIE WALKER Associated Press
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and warnings for parts of the Southwest following severe flooding in Las Vegas caused by tropical storm Rachel's remnants. On Sunday, Las Vegas tied its all-time daily rainfall record for October at 1.08 inches, matching figures from 1947. Forecasters warn that localized flash-flooding risks remain high through Monday afternoon across Utah, Idaho, and Arizona despite Rachel moving away, with additional precipitation expected due to a separate weather system.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Tropical Storm Rachel caused severe flooding and damage across parts of California and Nevada over the weekend. Las Vegas tied an all-time daily rainfall record for October with 1.08 inches of rain, leading to flash floods that submerged streets near the Las Vegas Strip. In Long Beach, powerful waves breached defenses along the Balboa Peninsula, causing widespread seawater flooding on roads and closing popular surf spots like the Wedge. The storm also resulted in rockslides and mudslides in areas south of Palm Desert. As Rachel weakened to a post-tropical storm, officials issued flood watches and warnings for much of the California coastline and parts of Utah through Tuesday, warning that high surf would continue battering coastal communities. Coastal homes in Long Beach faced significant damage, with some deemed unsafe to enter and others at risk of collapsing into the ocean due to erosion from towering waves reaching up to seven feet high.
Written for “Tropical Storm Rachel Devastates Cali…” on 2026-10-12,
grounded in this article and the 15 other(s) covering the same event.
Flash-flood risk lingers across the Southwest after Rachel’s remnants swamped Nevada
The National Weather Service has issued more flood watches and is warning of more showers and isolated thunderstorms in the Southwest after the remnants of tropical storm Rachel caused severe flooding in Nevada over the weekend
Forecasters issued flood watches Monday and warned more rain and isolated thunderstorms could hit the Southwest after the remnants of tropical storm Rachel caused severe flooding in Las Vegas over the weekend.
uncertain
remnants → linger → weekend
Las Vegas tied an all-time daily rainfall record for the month of October after receiving 1.08 inches of rain into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
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Vegas → tie → Service
The last time that much rain fell on the city in one October day was in 1947.
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rain → fall → 1947
Videos posted on social media showed a torrent of water rushing through a street near the Las Vegas Strip, with a Ferris wheel and casinos in the background.
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torrent → post → background
Andrew Orrison, a weather service meteorologist, said localized flash flooding was still a risk for the region Monday.
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flooding → say → region
“We’ve seen the worst of what Rachel brought ... but unfortunately we are looking at the disturbed weather still lingering,” Orrison said.
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Orrison → see → weather
The weather service issued flood watches through Monday afternoon for a large swath of Utah, southeast Idaho, and northern and central Arizona, including the Grand Canyon.
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service → issue → Canyon
The additional rainfall is not associated with Rachel, but a different weather system moving across the West, Orrison said.
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Orrison → associate → West
The precipitation is forecast to end by Wednesday.
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precipitation → forecast → Wednesday
Wind, rain, and unusually large waves caused by Rachel battered the Southern California coast over the weekend, forcing oceanside residents in Long Beach to evacuate.
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Wind → cause → Beach
Waves tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed against coastal homes.
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Waves → tear → homes
The East Coast is forecast to remain clear since Hurricane Isaias has moved well offshore.
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Isaias → forecast → ?
At least four deaths have been linked to Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops.
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which → link → rises
The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.
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storm → roar → winds
About 158,000 customers remained without power Monday morning in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama, according to poweroutage.com.
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customers → remain → poweroutage.com
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expected nearly everyone to have it restored by Tuesday night.
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it → say → night
Drier weather is expected over the next few days across areas of the mid-Atlantic down through the Southeast, including the southern Appalachians.
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weather → expect → Appalachians
It will feel “a little summerish” in some of those areas with higher than normal temperatures this week, Orrison said.
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Orrison → feel → temperatures
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