Aug 3, 2017
A moist east-southeast flow prevailed over Central California in early August as persistent strong high pressure was centered over the Great Basin. As a result, a surge of tropical moisture spread into the area between the afternoon of August 2 and the early morning of August 4. Showers and thunderstorms were prevalent over the mountains, Kern County Deserts and south end of the San Joaquin Valley on August 2 and into the Central San Joaquin Valley on the evening of August 3 and into the mornin
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 715322). 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.