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Hail storm takes many by surprise

Hail storm takes many by surprise
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Pea to quarter sized hail fell across Kern County.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night.

Extremely uncommon for the Valley to see hail this size.

Temperatures dropped by almost 10 degrees once the storm passed.

PG&E reported just before 10 p.m. that 20 different outages in Bakersfield left nearly 2,000 customers without power.

PG&E updated that number around 10:45 p.m. from 20 outages to 23, but the number of people dropped just under 1,400 affected customers.

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Friday

01/09/2026

Sunny

55° / 35°

2%

Saturday

01/10/2026

Sunny

60° / 37°

3%

Sunday

01/11/2026

Partly Cloudy

58° / 38°

4%

Monday

01/12/2026

Partly Cloudy

58° / 40°

4%

Tuesday

01/13/2026

Sunny

60° / 43°

5%

Wednesday

01/14/2026

Partly Cloudy

60° / 43°

5%

Thursday

01/15/2026

Sunny

63° / 44°

4%

Friday

01/16/2026

Sunny

65° / 43°

3%