Storm History: Kern County, California

Events

2,515

Deaths

5

Injuries

26

Damage

$89 million

Episodes

600

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.

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• Dense Fog, January 6, 20242 deaths · 9 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20151 death · 10 events here
• Dense Fog, January 18, 20261 death · 3 injured · 5 events here

• Heavy Rain, February 1, 1998$18 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 2011$14 million · 77 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 1, 2003$9.6 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 1, 1998$5.9 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 28, 1998$5.7 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 2010$5.1 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 19974 injured · $5.0 million · 3 events here
• Wildfire, July 21, 2002$3.8 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 8, 1997$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 23, 2003$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 15, 2005$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 15, 2002$1.9 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2008$1.7 million · 5 events here
• Wildfire, June 29, 2003$1.6 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 31, 19981 injured · $1.0 million · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 2010$1.0 million · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 26, 2003$800,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 30, 2003$650,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 19, 19971 injured · $600,000 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, June 23, 2001$565,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 5, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 2012$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 2005$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, August 1, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20091.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 17, 19971.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 19911.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2010$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Wildfire, June 1, 20091 injured · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20051.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, October 17, 2010$30,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here

• Heat, March 18, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 4, 202656 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 202669 kt wind · 5 events here
• Dense Fog, February 1, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 29, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20262 injured · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, January 18, 20261 death · 3 injured · 5 events here
• Dense Fog, January 12, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 9, 20263 events here
• Flood, January 3, 20264 events here
• Flood, December 24, 20255 events here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 22, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, November 15, 202510 events here
• Dust Storm, November 13, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 6, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 6, 202564 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, October 14, 20255 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 202510 events here
• High Wind, June 21, 202590 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, June 2, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 202562 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heat, May 10, 20251 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, April 25, 20251 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 202553 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 202562 kt wind · 8 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 31, 202562 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 27, 202575 kt wind · 6 events here
• Debris Flow, March 17, 202562 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 202559 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 202563 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, March 2, 2025$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 14 events here
• High Wind, March 1, 202555 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20253 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 202570 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 202565 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 17, 202559 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, February 13, 2025$26,000 · 81 kt wind · 30 events here
• High Wind, February 11, 202563 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, February 6, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 4, 202567 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20253 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 28, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, January 27, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20254 events here
• Drought, January 23, 20256 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 21, 20256 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 12, 20256 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 9, 20252 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 202570 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, January 3, 202572 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, December 30, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 202484 kt wind · 14 events here
• Dense Fog, December 25, 20241 event here
• Flood, December 24, 202464 kt wind · 13 events here
• Dense Fog, December 19, 20243 events here
• High Wind, December 13, 202479 kt wind · 6 events here
• Dense Fog, December 10, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 8, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 7, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, December 5, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 4, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 3, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, November 30, 20243 events here
• Dense Fog, November 27, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, November 26, 20241 event here
• Debris Flow, November 25, 20244 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 202460 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 19, 20246 events here
• High Wind, November 18, 202464 kt wind · 7 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 17, 20245 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 202463 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, November 11, 202480 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, November 6, 202456 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 2, 202466 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, October 28, 202468 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 16, 202465 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heat, October 2, 20249 events here
• High Wind, September 11, 202459 kt wind · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 4, 20249 events here
• High Wind, August 24, 202456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 202410 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 202412 events here
• Heavy Rain, July 14, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 2, 202416 events here
• Heat, June 22, 20248 events here
• High Wind, June 16, 202474 kt wind · 12 events here
• High Wind, June 14, 202458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 11, 20247 events here
• Heat, June 5, 202412 events here
• High Wind, June 3, 202457 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, June 1, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 28, 202453 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 20, 202452 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, May 4, 202465 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 29, 202456 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 25, 202463 kt wind · 13 events here
• Flood, April 13, 2024$51,000 · 55 kt wind · 15 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 202467 kt wind · 13 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 29, 2024$1,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 25, 202456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 22, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 2024$1,000 · 84 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2024EF0 · 14 events here
• Dense Fog, February 21, 20241 event here
• Flood, February 20, 20245 events here
• Flood, February 18, 202470 kt wind · 5 events here
• Dense Fog, February 18, 20243 events here
• Debris Flow, February 6, 2024$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 9 events here
• Debris Flow, February 4, 2024$60,000 · 104 kt wind · 46 events here
• Flood, February 1, 202465 kt wind · 23 events here
• High Wind, January 31, 2024$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events here
• Dense Fog, January 29, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 28, 20242 events here
• Flood, January 21, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, January 19, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 18, 20242 events here
• High Wind, January 17, 202465 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, January 17, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 15, 20242 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 12, 20246 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 2024$1,000 · 75 kt wind · 17 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 8, 20246 events here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20242 deaths · 9 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 202482 kt wind · 16 events here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20241 event here
• Flood, January 3, 202458 kt wind · 7 events here
• Dense Fog, January 1, 20241 injured · $20,000 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, January 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 24, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 23, 20233 events here
• Dense Fog, December 22, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, December 21, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 19, 20234 events here
• Frost/Freeze, December 9, 20232 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 25, 20234 events here
• High Wind, November 18, 202384 kt wind · 14 events here
• Dust Storm, November 15, 2023$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events here
• Dense Fog, November 7, 20231 event here
• High Wind, November 7, 202358 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 11, 202370 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2023$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 37 events here
• Heat, August 14, 20238 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 202317 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 202317 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 202317 events here
• Heat, June 30, 20239 events here
• High Wind, June 18, 202362 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, June 11, 20231 event here
• Flood, June 6, 20232 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 21, 202357 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 20, 20231 event here
• Heat, May 14, 20234 events here
• High Wind, April 23, 202359 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 18, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202363 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 202382 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flood, March 30, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 28, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 202370 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flood, March 20, 202370 kt wind · 11 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20231 event here
• Flood, March 14, 202370 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 202311 events here
• Flood, March 1, 20232 events here
• Flood, February 27, 20233 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2023$6,000 · 65 kt wind · 27 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 202383 kt wind · 25 events here
• Frost/Freeze, February 18, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, February 14, 20237 events here
• Dust Storm, February 14, 202374 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flood, February 4, 202357 kt wind · 5 events here
• Frost/Freeze, February 1, 20235 events here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, January 30, 20232 events here
• High Wind, January 22, 202363 kt wind · 7 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 21, 20232 events here
• Flood, January 15, 202370 kt wind · 15 events here
• Debris Flow, January 14, 20238 events here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 202368 kt wind · 35 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 202364 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, January 4, 2023$69,000 · 90 kt wind · 40 events here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20239 events here
• Debris Flow, January 1, 202367 kt wind · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, December 30, 202272 kt wind · 12 events here
• Debris Flow, December 27, 202267 kt wind · 9 events here
• Dense Fog, December 25, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 24, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 23, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 23, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 20, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 16, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 15, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 14, 20222 events here
• Debris Flow, December 10, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 7, 20222 events here
• Drought, December 1, 202218 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202256 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 30, 20223 events here
• High Wind, November 28, 202283 kt wind · 5 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 23, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 22, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 21, 20223 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 20, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 7, 202272 kt wind · 18 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 4, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 2, 202264 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, November 1, 202218 events here
• High Wind, October 22, 202283 kt wind · 9 events here
• Drought, October 1, 202218 events here
• Flood, September 12, 20223 events here
• Drought, September 1, 202218 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 202213 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 31, 202212 events here
• Heat, August 16, 20229 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 4, 20225 events here
• Drought, August 1, 202218 events here
• Flood, August 1, 20222 events here
• Heavy Rain, July 31, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20228 events here
• Heat, July 11, 20228 events here
• Drought, July 1, 202218 events here
• Heat, June 25, 20229 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 20221 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 13, 2022$24,000 · 66 kt wind · 11 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 10, 202213 events here
• Drought, June 1, 202218 events here
• High Wind, May 28, 202265 kt wind · 11 events here
• Heat, May 25, 20227 events here
• High Wind, May 22, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202275 kt wind · 9 events here
• High Wind, May 10, 202257 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202278 kt wind · 9 events here
• High Wind, May 2, 202270 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 202218 events here
• High Wind, April 28, 2022$48,000 · 68 kt wind · 10 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 21, 202260 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, April 19, 202270 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 202269 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 202296 kt wind · 12 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 202263 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, April 1, 202218 events here

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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.