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Western San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2020 and 2021, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
29
All events
0
Deaths
$120K
Property damage
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.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 102 and 107 degrees on September 6, 7 and 8.
Drought Drought
The western San Joaquin Valley in Kern County 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 August 29 and August 30.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 102 and 106 degrees between August 14 and August 16.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 104 and 108 degrees on August 4.
Drought Drought
The western San Joaquin Valley in Kern County was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 107 and 113 degrees on July 9-11 and between 105 and 111 degrees on July 12-13.
Drought Drought
The western San Joaquin Valley in Kern County was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 104 and 109 degrees on June 27.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 108 and 113 degrees on June 18 and 19 and between 106 and 111 degrees on June 20.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 1 and June 2.
Drought Drought
The western San Joaquin Valley in Kern County was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 101 and 105 degrees on May 31.
Drought Drought
The western San Joaquin Valley in Kern County was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
California Highway Patrol reported a two vehicle accident at 0228 PST at the intersection of Palm Ave. and McCombs Ave. in Wasco. Visibility was below 500 feet at the time of the accident.
California Highway Patrol reported a semi truck struck a power pole at 0907 PST in heavy fog at the intersection of Rowlee Rd and Kimberlina Rd west of Wasco. The truck driver had minor injuries and the power pole was on fire after the collision.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 28 and 32 degrees on December 1.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 28 and 32 degrees on November 30.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 27 and 31 degrees on November 29.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 27 and 31 degrees on November 28.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 28 and 32 degrees on November 27.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 29 and 32 degrees on November 10.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 29 and 32 degrees on November 9.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on September 5-7.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 104 and 109 degrees on August 14-15 and August 18 and between 107 and 112 degrees on August 16-17.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 104 and 108 degrees on July 11 and July 12.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 100 and 104 degrees on June 23-26 and between 104 and 108 degrees on June 27.
Heat Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 99 and 103 degrees on June 3 and between 102 and 106 degrees on June 4.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daytime highs ranged between 100 and 104 degrees on May 26 and between 103 and 107 degrees on May 27 and May 28.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
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