Oct 29, 2007
An upper-level low developed off Point Conception by October 27, and slowly drifted northeast toward the central California coast. The low pulled a moist, tropical airmass, including remnants from former Tropical Storm Kiko, into the central California interior on the 29th. A dry air flow became trapped in the area around the storm, clearing skies over the San Joaquin Valley during the late morning, allowing for extensive heating of an already unstable airmass. Then, in the late afternoon, a we
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 64442). 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.