Mar 4, 2022
A low pressure system dropped southward off the California coast on March 3 then turned inland and moved across southern California during the morning of March 4 spreading moderate to locally heavy precipitation into the south San Joaquin Valley with localized street flooding being observed in the Bakersfield area. Light precipitation impacted the Tehachapi Mountains with the snow level lowering from 5000 feet at the onset of the precipitation to 4000 feet by the evening of March 4. A colder sy
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1001672). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kern County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.