Steady overnight rain soaked the Santa Barbara area and caused road closures due to flooding and rockfalls.
Hundreds lost power in Santa Barbara after two transformers blew, according to the city. One was at Bath and West Ortega streets, and the other was on Calle Cesar Chavez. Another outage was reported on Padaro Lane due to trees coming down on power lines.
Southern California Edison reported about 230 customers without power as of 12:30 p.m.
An oak tree brought down power lines on a vehicle on upper Sycamore Canyon Road Monday morning, temporarily trapping the driver. Responding fire crews were able to help the driver safely leave the area.
The storm caused fast flows in local rivers and creeks.
In Santa Barbara, police are investigating a body found in Mission Creek near Bath and Cota streets. It’s unclear who the person is or how they died at this point, authorities said.
Goleta, Santa Barbara and Montecito recorded 3-6 inches of rain in the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 a.m. Monday, and mountain areas above them recorded much more.
Tecolote Canyon in western Goleta Valley had 6.8 inches of rain; San Marcos Pass had 8.6 inches; the KTYD station above Santa Barbara had 7.3 inches; and Upper Romero above Montecito had 5.9 inches.
A Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service expired at 10:30 a.m. for Santa Barbara County.
A Flood Watch is in effect for the region through Wednesday morning since more rain is expected, and there is a possibility of thunderstorms.
There is also a coastal flood advisory and high surf advisory in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Santa Barbara Airport closed early Monday morning because of flooding, and all commercial flights were canceled until further notice.
Caltrans and local public works crews closed sections of highway and roadways because of mud and rockslides, including Sycamore Canyon Road in Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara County issued evacuation warnings for some South Coast areas near creeks and streams. The readysbc.org website has a map and more information.
See more photos and videos from the storm here.
Check the latest Santa Barbara weather forecast here.
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