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Kern River Valley County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2021 and 2025, 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
54
All events
0
Deaths
$2K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet Station Bijc1 Bird Spring Pass.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public report of Facebook of an estimated 8 inches of new snowfall at Wofford Heights.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs generally ranged between 108 and 113 degrees on July 23 and 24, and between 105 and 109 degrees on July 22, 25 and 26.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
During the 12 day heat wave event, afternoon highs were mainly between 106 and 113 degrees on July 6 through July 8 and on July 11 and 12. Afternoon highs were mainly between 101 and 107 degrees on July 2 through July 5 and on July 9, 10 and 13.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 100 and 104 degrees on June 5 and between 104 and 108 degrees on June 6 and June 7.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
California Highway Patrol reported branches down on SR 178 at Kern Canyon Rd.
High Wind High Wind
Public report of an 18 inch diameter tree being toppled an nearly hitting a house in Onyx. A nearby utility company weather station reported a wind gust of 62 mph near the time the tree fell.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Onyx Canebrake measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Kern River Overlook measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 86 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 98 and 103 degrees on July 22.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 105 and 110 degrees each day between July 15 and July 17.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 108 degrees on July 1 and 2.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 102 and 107 degrees on June 30.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 81 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at the Old Isabella Road Rec Site measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Riverkern RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs generally ranged between 100 and 105 degrees on September 1, 3 and 4, between 102 and 107 degrees on September 2, 5, 8 and 9 and between 107 and 112 degrees on September 6 and 7.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 101 and 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 102 and 106 degrees each day between August 16 and August 20.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 108 degrees on July 16 and July 18-20 and between 107 and 112 degrees on July 17.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 101 and 106 degrees on July 11 and July 12.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 104 and 108 degrees between June 10 and June 12.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 100 and 104 degrees on June 10 and June 11.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in a extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
High Wind High Wind
The Riverkern RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Southern California Edison Station at Power Station KR3 measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in a extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Several social media and spotter reports of 1 to 3 inches of new snowfall.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in a severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Drought Drought
The Kern River Valley was classified as being in a severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
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