Warning Issued as Heavy Rain Hits Driest Place in North America

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists are warning of widespread flash flooding in Death Valley National Park, commonly referred to as the hottest place on Earth and the driest place in North America , as heavy rain approaches the region on Tuesday.

Why It Matters

The excessive rainfall is related to a surge in monsoonal activity bringing excessive rain to parts of California this week . The rain follows a similar event last week, when Furnace Creek, which is in Death Valley, saw three times its monthly rainfall in one hour.

What To Know

On Tuesday morning, the NWS office in Las Vegas, which is the forecast office for the Death Valley National Park in California, issued a flood watch for the area, warning that "flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible."

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