LAS VEGAS (AP) - A flood warning remains in effect through the weekend in northeast Nevada after a spring storm packing winds up to 70 mph (113 kph) dumped record rain on parts of the state and left tens of thousands of southern Nevadans in the dark for several hours.
The winds toppled power lines Thursday afternoon onto cars in Las Vegas, where some area casinos reported minor damage.
One person was treated for minor injuries when a temporary wall collapsed at a Monte Carlo hotel-casino food court construction site at about 4 p.m. Thursday, said Yvette Monet, a spokeswoman for MGM Resorts International. At the Palms Casino Resort, spokeswoman Lori Nelson says windows were damaged in three unoccupied storage rooms in one high-rise tower west of the Las Vegas Strip.
The National Weather Service raised the flood forecast from minor to moderate severity on Friday along the Humboldt River in Imlay about 130 miles (209 kilometers) east of Reno along Interstate 80 where it’s expected to continue to rise above flood stage into next week.
The service also issued a flood advisory through 3:30 p.m. Saturday for southern Lyon County near Yerington due to increased flows on both the East and West forks of the Walker River.
The .73 inches (185 centimeters) of rain that fell in Winnemucca on Thursday smashed the old record of .25 inches set (63 centimeters) in 1958.
The high winds damaged some farm buildings and snapped nearly a dozen power poles in Humboldt County where thousands of residents were without power for several hours.
More than 40,000 NV Energy customers were without power Thursday night, but electricity was restored to all but about 3,500 by midday Friday.
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Associated Press writer Scott Sonner in Reno contributed to this report.
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