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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:28 PM Sep. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Hanford CA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Kern County in central California... * Until 415 PM PDT. * At 328 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Edwards AFB, or 23 miles northeast of Lancaster, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Edwards AFB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
Flood Advisory
Issued: 9:54 PM Sep. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following county, Kern. * WHEN...Until 845 PM PDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 253 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... mainly rural areas of East Central Kern County - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 9:20 PM Sep. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BOREL BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Kern County Mountains and Desert including the Borel burn scar. * WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following areas, Frazier Mountain Communities, Grapevine, Indian Wells Valley, Kern River Valley, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Slopes, Piute Walker Basin, South End Sierra Foothills, South End of the Lower Sierra, South End of the Upper Sierra and Tehachapi. * WHEN...Through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Kern County Mountains and Desert, notably the Borel burn scar is expected up to and during the period of the watch. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over the Kern County Mountains and Desert including the Borel burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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