- Video shows heavy flooding on Truxtun Avenue following a short but intense rainstorm. The flooding caused damage to nearby homes, vehicles, and was caused by a clogged storm drain.
Lance Chow was driving trying to get back home to Delano Thursday night, when he turned into a neighborhood off Truxtun Avenue and Olive Street and his car stalled due to the water.
“Took too long to drain the water, took a good 40 minutes before the water receded” he said. “So the police department blocked off the area and helped me push the car out of the way, I was actually out by Truxtun Avenue.”
Chow’s just one of the many who braved the storm.
“My brother said there were a lot of people getting stuck downtown under the bridge on Q Street,” he said. “He actually turned around because it was too deep.”
Bakersfield City officials said the storm drains throughout town are regularly checked, especially before a storm, but even then trash, debris, and vegetation can get caught packing these drains and causing serious damage.