Residents of the Indian Wells Valley were amazed and surprised at Friday's severe weather display, and rocked with the sound of thunder and pea sized hail.

The storms, which began about 4 pm, dumped .92 inches of precipitation in a little over an hours time flooding streets and stranding motorist who faced the biggest threat of all with the storms; deadly lightning.

Southland weather is expected to improve over the next few days with warmer temperatures and dryer conditions. Total rainfall accumulation from this storm was 1.23 inches.

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1 - Hanford Opener - This video is an opener to the series.

2 - Flash Flooding - This video includes an interview with Dan Gudgel, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Hanford, CA and also includes video of a flash flood at Redrock - Randsburg Rd. (7-11-99)

3 - Funnel Clouds - Video of two separate funnel cloud formations near Ridgecrest.

4 - Microburst - Interview with Dan Gudgel on the dangers of microburst. Also included is raw footage showing power poles getting blown down on Upjohn Avenue near Howard's Mini Market.

5 - I.W.V. Windstorm 2002 - Video shows wind effects and damage from New Years Eve wind storm of 2002. Included is video of a mobile home in Inyokern which was completely destroyed. NOTE: Large section of roof was located more than one half mile from impact area.

6 - Severe Weather Awareness - Interview with Dan Gudgel on the importance of NOAA Weather Radio. Also, read about the recent NWR facility installed locally. Highly recommended.

7 - Lightning - Includes still photos shot by local photographer Darrell Leach of the electrical storm on 9-3-03. Added are lightning video clips by David Johnson, including "the sequence" which shows a bolt of lightning emitting from a storm near "B" mountain, striking near China Lake Blvd and Church Street.

8 - Skywarn - Dan Gudgel speaking on the importance of Skywarn. Please read About Skywarn.

Special Thanks to the National Weather Service, Hanford, and Dan Gudgel for his assistance.

The Big Chase - A compilation of storm footage to the beat of some energetic music. For more storm chase photos, check out the Gallery.