On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Mother Nature delivered a big, wet kiss to the Las Vegas Valley. Thankfully, that kiss ended a seven-month dry spell in the valley. Harry Reid International Airport measured 0.

The National Weather Service on Thursday officially measured 0.57 inches, slightly more than a half-inch, of rain at Harry Reid International Airport, breaking one of the longest dry spells in Vegas' history. The last time precipitation fell over Vegas was on July 13, 2024, Brian Planz, a Vegas-based weather service meteorologist said Friday.

Flooding occurred in some areas across the Las Vegas valley Thursday night following the first signs of measurable rain in months. A road closure along a ramp from I-15 southbound to the Southern 215 Beltway westbound closed down all lanes.