Oct 17, 2005
Weak low pressure off the Southern California Coast entrained tropical moisture that resulted numerous rainfall report of 2.5 to 3 inches of rain in the Kern County Mountains around Frazier Park from the evening of the 17th into the morning of the 18th. Numerous locations around Kern County had flooding but especially hard-hit was the Frazier Park area with flooded homes leading to the evacuation of at least 20 people and mudslides along the northbound portions of Interstate Highway-5. Cuddy Cre
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5479182). 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.