Mar 24, 2011
Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal temperatures.||From the evening of the 15th until the afternoon of the 16th, a storm system passed over the area, bringing precipitation mainly to the mountains and foothills, but light amounts did fall on the San Joaquin Vall
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 294577). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Madera County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.