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[LVSteve]

Below are three shots of I-15 at mile marker 5. The first is looking South, and you can see there is water running in the desert and getting up near the shoulder. The second shot was about 10-15 minutes later looking North. The third shot was taken as I was about to post the first two. The traffic on the right is going North. The Southbound lanes are completely submerged.

 

[LVSteve]

Getting worse. Note the flow towards the cars on the right of shots.

 

[LVSteve]

...and now we have people attempting to turn around and head back South on the Northbound. Chaos reigns.

 

[lihpster]

Better issue the Highway patrol some jetskis.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I just read where a half inch of rain has put a damper on the Burning Man Festival.

 

[LVSteve]

I just read where a half inch of rain has put a damper on the Burning Man Festival.

That's the problem with events in a dry lake when it isn't.

 

[CH4]

Yep, let loose on and off all day in Vegas and Henderson. Lots of standing water on the roads and rivers coming from casino parking garages. Won’t see much throughout the winter.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I hear burning man is a mud puddle.

 

[LVSteve]

I hear burning man is a mud puddle.

Access has been cutoff and people have been asked not to drive on the playa until it dries out some. That could take a while, so people have been told to conserve food and water. Bit of an uh-oh moment up there, I think.

 

[wood714]

I heard on social media that walking in the desert mud barefoot could cause some kinda bad stuff. They said it's not like walking in normal mud.

We all know about truth on social media thou. I've seen countless videos of people walking and playing in it.

Couldn't pay me to go to something like that, even without rain. Unless I could be choppered in and out when I was ready to leave.

 

[SOFMatchstaff]

The fiasco situation at Black Rock is just getting started! I bet there will be a new disease crawl out of that petri dish before it's finally cleaned out.... they'll never get all that **** off the lake bed, EVER..

 

[LVSteve]

The lake bed will get sterilized by the next heatwave. The latest on Burning Man.

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[wood714]

The lake bed will get sterilized by the next heatwave. The latest on Burning Man.

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The tons of trash left behind this year won't get sterilized out.

 

[Gamecock]

I just read where a half inch of rain has put a damper on the Burning Man Festival.

Man hard to light in the rain?

 

[llowry61]

Man hard to light in the rain?

You can light just about anything.....if you use enough accelerant!

 

[CH4]

Ah, looks like we may have a Darwin situation.