Flood — Kern, California

2024-02-21 · near Mettler, Kern, California

Event narrative

California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on both lanes of Copus Rd. near Interstate 5.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary associated with an upper trough pushed through central California between the afternoon of February 20 and the morning of February 21. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along the boundary and many locations in the San Joaquin Valley picked up an additional quarter to half inch of rainfall as a result. Several stations in the Sierra Nevada and adjacent foothills picked up an additional half inch to an inch of additional liquid precipitation with several SNOTEL stations north of Kings Canyon picking up an estimated 5 to 10 inches of new snowfall. The frontal boundary stalled over Kern County during the early morning of February 21 resulting in nuisance flooding along several highways. The showers ended by late morning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1153028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.