California

Tree removal in Kern County, CA

Kern County: 8 of 15 National Weather Service thunderstorm wind reports from 2016 through 2025 mention trees. The storm record, risk ratings, power utilities and towns.

wind reports mentioning trees: 8
tornado reports: 2
electric utilities: 2

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Storm record

2016–2025

Thunderstorm wind reports	15
Of those, mentioning trees	8
Tornado reports	2
Of those, mentioning trees	0
Latest report with trees	Mar 31, 2024

Source: NOAA Storm Events

Places named most often in tree reports

Place	Reports	Latest
Inyokern	1	Sep 9, 2017
Mettler	1	Mar 31, 2024

Source: NOAA Storm Events

FEMA risk ratings

Strong wind	Relatively low
Tornadoes	Very low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Electric utilities serving the county

1	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
2	Southern California Edison Co

If a tree is on a line, call the utility first; each one has its own outage number.

Source: EIA-861, 2024

Homes

Households	281,420
Detached houses	7 in 10 homes
Owner-occupied	6 in 10 occupied homes
Median year built	1984

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

Questions people ask

Rules in California

California: tree contractors are licensed by the Contractors State License Board (class C-49, or the older C-61/D-49). License lookup.

Claim complaints: California Department of Insurance.