Published Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 | 9:20 a.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 | 11:30 a.m.
Thunderstorms descended on the valley this morning, and heavy cloud cover obscured views of today’s solar eclipse in Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.
The rain was scattered and light, with no more than 0.04 inches recorded anywhere around the valley, officials said. Heavy lightning was reported over downtown Las Vegas.
As for the getting a glimpse of the eclipse, there were some breaks in the clouds during the nearly three hours of the event, from 9:07 to 11:52 a.m.