Heavy rain brought record breaking rainfall in Bakersfield on April 7th

Bakersfield had record breaking rainfall on April 7th with 0.91" of rain recorded.

23ABC'S METEROLOGIST ALLISONGARGARO --LETTING US KNOW WHAT CAN BEEXPECTED NOW AND LATERTONIGHT...ALLISON??A WINTER STORM HAS BEEN CENTEREDOVER THE REGION FORTHE PAST FEW DAYS, AND IT ISN'TMOVING UNTIL FRIDAY.HEAVY RAIN, LOCALIZED FLOODINGSND SNOW ABOVE5,000 FEET IS EXPECTED THROUGHTHURSDAY.THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCHIMPACTING THE KERN COUNTYDESERT UNTIL 11 P.M.

TONIGHT.THE GROUND IS ALREADYSATURATED FROM RAIN THE PAST FEWDAYS, AND MORE ISEXPECTED THIS COULD LEAD TOFLASH FLOODING OF WASHES,CANYONS AND ARROYOS.THE WINTER STORM WARNING IN THEMOUNTAINS HAS BEENEXTENDED UNTIL 5 A.M.

THURSDAY.HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE5,000 FEET.

CITIES IN THOSEELEVATIONS COULD SEE ANADDITIONAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OFSNOW OVERNIGHT.

WEHAVE HAD REPORTS OF SNOW FALLINGAS LOW AS 3,500FEET, BUT THE HEAVY SNOW LOOKSTO STAY ABOVE 5,000'.RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALLOVERNIGHT, AND SHOULD BECLEARING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.THERE IS ACHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS ONFRIDAY.

TEMPERATURESWILL STAY BELOW AVERAGE THROUGHFRIDAY.HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THISWEEKEND WITH THE RETURN OFTHE 70S WITH PARLY CLOUDY SKIES.EASTER SUNDAY WILLHAVE A HIGH OF 76 DEGREES INBAKERSFIELD.ALLISON, THE RAINFALL IS LIGHTTO MODERATE RIGHT NOW BUT