Sep 12, 2022
Moisture from Tropical Storm Kay which surged northward into central California on September 10 remained over our area as steering currents over the region became weak. This allowed for scattered slow moving showers and thunderstorms to develop over the area during the afternoon of September 12. While rainfall amounts were once again generally light, several stations the Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi Mountains and the desert areas in Kern County picked up between a tenth and a third of an inch of rai
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1045796). 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.