Flash Flood, Kern
- When
- August 11, 5:00 PM PST to 5:30 PM PST
- Where
- Kern County, 14 mi E of Rosamond
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter reports indicated that up to 0.91 inches of rain fell in a 40-minute time period from 1740 PDT until 1830 PDT ... another spotter reported 1.74" in about the same time period. A late report received indicated 2.07" of rain fell in just over an hour ending at 1830 PDT at Rosamond. Wind gusts measured up to 48 MPH with, again, another estimate of 60 MPH for winds, occurred with the widespread thunderstorms in the Kern Deserts. Easterly flow aloft and at the surface interacted with the Tehachapi/Mojave shear line to explode in late afternoon convective activity. Heavy rain brought tire deep water in Rosamond as well as flooding Rosamond Boulevard between Rosamond and Edwards AFB. A strong wind gust was measured at 77 MPH at a RAWS site at El Mirage just to the south of the county/CWFA line.