Heavy Rain in Kings County, California

Heavy Rain May 5, 2016 · Kings County, California

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

California Highway Patrol reported road flooding due to blocked storm drains on SR 198 and 18th Avenue off-ramp in Lemoore at 1810 PST.

The wider storm

Slow moving upper level low pressure system just west of the coast of California allowed for a large influx of moisture to move into central California which set the stage for heavy rain bands and embedded thunderstorms to develop for two days in a row. Flooding was observed in many locations.

Began near Cimarron (36.2915, -119.7811).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 639617. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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