- In force from
- Oct 21, 8:00 AM PDT
- Until
- Oct 22, 8:00 PM PDT
- Issued
- Oct 20, 1:16 PM PDT
- Office
- Hanford, CA
- Number
- 3 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Future, Possible
- Where
- CA
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF KERN COUNTY FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
- What
- Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall from storms training over the same area.
- Where
- A portion of central California, including the following areas, Bakersfield, Buena Vista, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5, Frazier Mountain Communities, Grapevine, Indian Wells Valley, Kern River Valley, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Slopes, Piute Walker Basin, South End San Joaquin Valley, Tehachapi and West Side Mountains South of 198.
- When
- From Wednesday morning through Thursday evening.
- Impacts
- Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris.
- Additional details
- - Strong area of low pressure off the Southern California coast will move inland and interact with tropical moisture. - Be especially careful on Highway 58 between mile markers 101 to 103 and the Borel burn scar. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Every area West Side Mountains South of 198; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Buena Vista; Bakersfield; South End San Joaquin Valley; Kern River Valley; Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Grapevine; Frazier Mountain Communities; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert
Places under it Fresno, Bakersfield, Visalia, Clovis, Tulare, Porterville, Hanford, Delano, Oildale, East Niles, Ridgecrest, Wasco, and 202 more
Read the platesAreal flood FB-EVT-101How to read a warning FB-STN-001
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