Tornado History

Kern Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Kern, California. The records below identify 12 tornadoes from 1988 through 2019, including a highest listed rating of F1 (Moderate damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $432K, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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12recorded tornadoes
F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating
$432Kminimum property damage
June 2, 2019latest tornado
13.05 milongest listed path
75 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F1 March 17, 19911991EF0 September 1, 20072007F0 April 3, 19991999F0 April 20, 19881988EF0 April 16, 20192019F0 March 25, 19911991F0 March 26, 19911991F0 November 22, 19961996EF0 February 27, 20102010EF0 May 6, 20132013EF0 February 23, 20152015EF0 June 2, 20192019© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)6

Most Active Years

  • 19913
  • 20192
  • 19881
  • 19961
  • 19991
  • 20071
  • 20101
  • 20131

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
March 17, 1991F1Kern, California0.1 mi40 yd00$250K
September 1, 2007EF0Kern, California13.05 mi75 yd00$175K
April 3, 1999F0Kern, California0.1 mi10 yd00$3K
April 20, 1988F0Kern, California0.2 mi10 yd00$2K
April 16, 2019EF0Kern, California1.14 mi50 yd00$1K
March 25, 1991F0Kern, California0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
March 26, 1991F0Kern, California0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
November 22, 1996F0Kern, California2 mi10 yd00N/A
February 27, 2010EF0Kern, California0.5 mi20 yd00N/A
May 6, 2013EF0Kern, California0.44 mi15 yd00N/A
February 23, 2015EF0Kern, California0.5 mi50 yd00N/A
June 2, 2019EF0Kern, California0.2 mi50 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.