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Kern County Desert County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2019 and 2021, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
106
All events
0
Deaths
$235K
Property damage
Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 105 and 110 degrees on September 6, 7 and 8.
Drought Drought
The Kern County Desert was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
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Daytime highs ranged between 106 and 111 degrees on August 29 and August 30.
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Daytime highs ranged between 107 and 113 degrees between August 14 and August 16.
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Daytime highs ranged between 108 and 114 degrees on August 3 and August 4.
Drought Drought
The Kern County Desert was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 108 and 115 degrees on July 7-9 and between 112 and 120 degrees on July 10-13.
Drought Drought
The Kern County Desert was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 106 and 111 degrees on June 27 and between 108 and 113 degrees on June 28.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 106 and 112 degrees on June 15, 18 and 20 and between 110 and 116 degrees on June 16, 17 and 19.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 107 and 112 degrees on June 2 and June 3.
Drought Drought
The Kern County Desert was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
High Wind High Wind
The Cache Creek CHP station measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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The Southern California Edison Station at Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS reported a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Cache Creek reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Little Oak Canyon reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Rosamond 20W reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Rosamond 20W reported a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Little Oak Canyon reported a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
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Jawbone Station reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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The Southern California Edison Station at Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
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The Cache Creek CHP station measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
The Kern County Desert was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Drought Drought
The Kern County Desert was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
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The Southern California Edison Station at Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
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The Southern California Edison Station at Little Oak Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Little Oak Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Little Oak Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 71 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station 20W Rosamond measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 71 mph.
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The Edwards AFB ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station 20W Rosamond measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
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The Southern California Edison station at Little Oak Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
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California Highway Patrol reported an overturned trailer due to high winds at the intersection of SR 14 and SR 58 near Mojave.
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California Highway Patrol reported an overturned big rig truck at the intersection of SR 14 and Silver Queen Rd. near Mojave.
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California Highway Patrol reported an overturned semi-trailer at the intersection of SR 14 and the north Y in Mojave.
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The Cache Creek CHP station measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph. SR 58 was closed at exit 165 due to strong wind gusts.
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The Southern California Edison station 20W Rosamond measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 76 mph.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Edwards AFB reported visibility below a quarter mile.
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The CHP station at Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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The CHP station at Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
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The Tehachapi Mountains Pescado Creek Station measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph.
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The Mojave Airport AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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The CHP station at Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
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The Southern California Edison Station in Cache Creek measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 |
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