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Some of my friends around the country have been noticing the same thing. Nevada is getting some crazy weather esp.
I'll attest to that being from Las Vegas. It has been very irregular weather this winter. First time we've seen sun in about a week which is very unusual. Being in a desert it is not unusual for it to rain on occasion but it is very unusually to have cloud cover for more than a day or too. In addition to that, record setting snow has fallen in the mountains surrounding the valley causing run-off and severe flooding. There is something strange about getting a flash flood warning broken through on the radio when its not raining.
Unlike most places that experience rain on occasion the rock under Las Vegas does not soak up any water. We have no aquafir here. So with an inch of rain we can have massive flooding. Walls of water flowing down roads, and the city's poorly planned aquaduct is of no help.
The worst of it all however is the inexperience of drivers here that have not lived anywhere with rain. Me being originally from the Northwest have a somewhat understanding of how to handle a motor vehicle in a downpoor. Here however it causes mass confusion, like lemmings in cars. When the rain first started about a week ago our metro police department reported over 400 accidents during the rush hour traffic home. Scary stuff.