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Flood — Kern, CA

Jan 18, 2010

By January 13th, the medium-range forecast models were becoming consistent in predicting a major precipitation event that would affect interior central California beginning the 17th and continuing for several days. A series of Special Weather Statements were issued to prepare emergency officials and the public on the upcoming change in the weather, followed by Winter Storm Watches for the Southern Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi Mountains, beginning January 16th and upgraded to Warnings the next

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 269998). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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