Storm blast wreaks havoc on Kern roadways

The worst storm to hit California in years left Kern County wind-whipped and drenched Friday with hard closures on Highway 99 in Delano and in south Bakersfield.
Highway 99 was closed at Taft Highway in both north and southbound direction as of  8 a.m.  The CHP enforced a similar hard closure in Delano on Highway 99 at Cecil Avenue.  Mud and water also forced the shutdown of the Ming Avenue on ramp to Highway 99 around 7:30 a.m.  In both cases traffic was being detoured ar