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Friday, October 16, 2015
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.
Several big rigs were stuck in thick mud overnight on State Route 58 in Tehachapi after it flowed through the roadways on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
A truck is inches deep in mud in Leona Valley on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 after rains caused mud to flow through the area the night before.
A truck is being pulled out from inches of mud and a man digs out the tires of a big rig in Tehachapi on State Route 58 on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
Several cars are stuck inches deep in the mud Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 after rains the day before before caused mud to flow onto the streets in Tehachapi.
A car drives through muddy water, next to a car trapped in mud in Leona Valley on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
Crews work to remove several vehicles trapped in inches of mud on State Route 58 in Tehachapi on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
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Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property. Oct. 15, 2015.

Severe flooding and thunderstorms in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday sparked a dangerous mud flow that left cars stranded along San Francisquito Canyon and Lake Hughes roads, prompting rescues.

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