Jan 29, 2021
A very potent storm system brought heavy precipitation, areas of flooding and damaging winds to the area as it moved through central California between the early morning of January 27 and the morning of January 29. As the storm approached the northern California coast on January 27, strong southeast winds picked up in the Fort Tejon area in the Tehachapi Mountains and along the West Side Hills. For much of the day on the 27th winds were gusting above 45 mph with several stations reporting peak g
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 930787). 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.