Southern San Joaquin Valley storm history
Storm events recorded in Southern San Joaquin Valley, California between 1950 and 2025.
24
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
3
Floods
1
Deaths
$18.7M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Pre-frontal gusty wind led to localized areas of very low visibility in blowing dust 3 miles east of Hanford in Kings County. A multi-vehicle accident involved 15 cars and 1 tractor-trailer rig with an estimated 8 injuries, but no fatalities. The blowing dust episode was very sho…
Caliente Creek progressed from nuisance flow to flooding by the wee hours of the morning of 2/24/98. The flow climbed to a peak estimated at 6000CFS at Bena (in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains and upstream of Lamont) by 0230 PST on 2/24/98. Evacuation of Lamont was begun…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Drought Drought
Due to localized, lowered visibility in dense fog, 6 cars and 3 trucks were involved in a vehicular pile-up at 0645 PST on Highway 43 between Corcoran and Hanford in Kings County. Local newspapers and law enforcement had campaign about upcoming "fog season" on 10/29/99.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
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High Wind High Wind
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Visibility "00" in Kings County.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Flood Flood
Flood Flood
Locally heavy rain with some thundershorm activity on the 14th and residual showers on the 15th provided continued runoff on the Southern San Joaquin Valley floor in and around Lamont. The runoff head arrived in Lamont at 1130 PST on 2/15/98. Some flooding occurred in West Kern C…
High Wind High Wind
Gradient wind from the southeast reached 46Kts (53MPH)...no damage reported.
High Wind High Wind
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |