Heavy Rain in Kern County, California

Heavy Rain December 5, 1997 · Kern County, California

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

In heavy rain, a car hydroplaned off Interstate-5 near Lebec into a swollen creek adjacent to the road. Before a rescue could be accomplished one of the vehicle's occupants was swept downstream.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5626855. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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