Lightning, Kern
- When
- September 22, 10:45 PM PST
- Where
- Kern County, 3 mi SSW of (Bfl)meadows Field Ap
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strikes in California, September 22 to 23, 1999
Light sprinkles and lightning occurred over the Southern San Joaquin Valley floor late the night of the 22nd and early on the morning of the 23rd as thunderstorms moved over the area. Primary thunderstorm activity was in the surrounding mountain and desert areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
Light sprinkles and lightning occurred over the Southern San Joaquin Valley floor late the night of the 22nd and early on the morning of the 23rd as thunderstorms moved over the area. Primary thunderstorm activity was in the surrounding mountain and desert areas.
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:47 UTC.
Event by event
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Kern
- When
- September 23, 8:05 AM PST
- Where
- Kern County, Wasco
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5721836, 5721837.