Mar 7, 2013
A strong ridge of high pressure prevailed at the beginning of the month. On the 1st, high temperatures reached around 10 degrees above average. Bakersfield had a high of 77 degrees, while Fresno reached 75. The strong ridge continued over the area during the following day; temperatures rose several degrees (Fresno reached 81 degrees, and Bakersfield reached 82 degrees). Thus, March arrived like the proverbial lamb.||A weak storm system passed over the central California interior on March 3rd and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 442264). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tulare County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.