The Saturday storm that brought copious amounts of rain to the Las Vegas Valley also created some chaos at Death Valley National Park.

On Monday, park officials said the storm “produced 0.6 inches of rain at Furnace Creek … more than a quarter of the annual rainfall for Death Valley.”

The park has steep, rocky terrain and water runs off quickly, creating fast-moving flows of mud, rock, and debris, park officials said in a statement. The subsequent floods cover roads and erode road shoulders, making travel hazardous.

Officials said North Highway and Badwater Road, damaged by late-summer flooding, had reopened for only two days before being closed again ny the weekend storm.

Roads closed due to storm damage

— Badwater Road, the entire road

— North Highway

— West Side Road

— Twenty Mu

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