Dec 4, 2019
A low pressure system moved through central California during the morning of December 4 producing widespread precipitation across the area. Several stations in the San Joaquin Valley measured between a third of an inch and two thirds of an inch of rainfall with a few locations picking up higher amounts in heavier showers. Several stations in the mountains foothills picked up between a half inch and an inch of liquid precipitation with the precipitation mainly falling as snow above 7000 feet. A f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 858862). 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.