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| event_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,637,741 |
| episode_id | 2,075,349 |
| begin_utc | 1998-05-05T22:30:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-05-05T22:30:00+00:00 |
| state | CALIFORNIA |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | KERN |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 1 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | An active thunderstorm band moved from southwest to northeast through west Kern County with 1/2-inch hail reported at Buena Vista Lake at 1403 PDT...torrential rain in southwest Bakersfield by 1515 PDT leading to widespread urban flooding...and flooding again in northeast Bakersfield by 1525 PDT. Pea-size hail piled 2-3 inches deep in SW Bakersfield by 1515PDT. Radar estimates placed numerous rainfall rate areas of 1.25-1.75" per hour southwest and west of Bakersfield. Downtown Bakersfield had several streets flooded including Chester Avenue just south of Highway 178...and the rail undercrossing on 'H' Street where one car was trapped. Two severe thunderstorm warnings (SVR) and one flash flood warning (FFW) were issued by NWSO HNX in response to this convective activity. While no severe threshold criteria were evidently met...torrential rain for the area was experienced and quotes such as "never seen it rain this hard" were common. The flooding was not classified as "flash flood" due to lack of movement in the deeply ponded water in the urban areas of Bakersfield. Radar estimates of precipitation for the period of 5/2/98 through 5/5/98 showed that primarily the west and south side of the HNX CWFA were affected by the convective activity...many areas had in excess of 1.5-2.5" of accumulated rainfall. The west edge of the Kings-Fresno County Line had radar estimates of 4-5" over the period. By the morning of the 5th...Porterville in Tulare County received another 0.22" of rain bringing the season total to 20.51"...second only to the 1968-69 record of 21.22". |
| event_narrative | While on the phone an office manager was mildly electrocuted due to a nearby lightning strike and the resulting electrical surge through the phone line. |
| year | 1,998 |
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