Apr 13, 2012
An upper-level short-wave moved into California on April 10th, flattening the ridge. ||This set the stage for back-to-back strong storms to move through the central California interior on the 11th, 12th, and 13th. Each storm triggered severe thunderstorms over the central and southern San Joaquin Valley with hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter. Tallies of agricultural and crop loss approached 100 million dollars due to the extensive hail damage across Kings, Tulare, Fresno, and Merced counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 380299). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fresno County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.