Thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall, winds of up to 86 mph, flash flooding and a collapsed road to eastern San Bernardino County on Friday evening and early Saturday, a National Weather Service spokesman said.

The stormy activity, created by a low pressure system combined with monsoonal moisture, began about mid-evening Friday, said National Weather Service meteorologist James Brotherton.

Around 9:44 p.m., severe wind gusts were reported at Needles Airport. At some point the gusts had gotten up to 86 miles per hour, according to Brotherton.

Shortly after 10 p.m., there was a report of a flash flood on Highway 95, about 6 miles south of the town of Needles. Part of the road there collapsed, Brotherton said.

Shortly after 3:30 a.m., a semi-truck was stuck in floodwater on a portion of Highway 95 that was about 17 miles northwest of Needles.

Brotherton said it’s hard to say how much rain fell on the High Desert because the storms were isolated.

“With scattered thunderstorms, some areas might have had four or five inches of rain and some areas might have had no rain at all,” he said.

Brotherton said rain was expected to continue over the desert Saturday evening, but he said it wouldn’t be as severe. It doesn’t look like flooding is a concern at this point, he said.

As for areas west of the desert? Brotherton said expect it to stay dry and clear, with temperatures in the low 90s. He said the temperatures will increase slightly going into the workweek.

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