SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region

The famed Duke's restaurant in Malibu, which was spared during the Palisades Fire, was inundated with mud during the storm.

The famed Duke's restaurant in Malibu, which was spared during the Palisades Fire, was inundated with mud during the storm.

As heavy rain doused Malibu Thursday night, thick mud and debris tumbled into the eatery's parking lot.

The entrance to the restaurant was caked in thick layers of mud, and hazard tape was seen roping off the beams of the store front. All this, not long after the iconic eatery escaped the Palisades Fire with minimal damage.

"There was definitely smoke chars, they were in the process of remediating the restaurant," said Malibu resident Chris Hanson. "They were taking care of business, and unfortunately now this has set them back."

An 18-foot-deep sinkhole opened up in Ontario, covering an entire intersection and forcing a major street to shut down.

Rain caused an 18-foot-deep sinkhole to open in Ontario, covering an entire intersection on Holt Boulevard.

The city says Holt Boulevard is closed near Sultana.

Crews were on scene Thursday night assessing the damage, but there is no word yet on how long it will take to make repairs and reopen the street.

Strong winds -- including a possible tornado -- tore the roofs off several structures Thursday afternoon at a mobile home park in Oxnard, the National Weather Service said.

The damage occurred at the Ocean-Aire Mobile Home Estates near the intersection of Oxnard Boulevard and Pleasant Valley Road.

No injuries were reported.

Strong winds -- including a possible tornado -- on Thursday tore the roofs off several structures at a mobile home park in Oxnard, officials said.

At least a dozen structures were damaged, including awnings and carports.

Power was temporarily knocked out at the mobile home park before being restored.

A major storm system was making its way out of Southern California on Friday morning, but not before dumping several inches of rain in some areas.

Record rainfall was reported in downtown Los Angeles, with 2.8 inches breaking the record for the day of 2.71 inches set in 1954.

According to the National Weather Service, rainfall rates were recorded in some areas at levels as three-quarters of an inch to 1.2 inches per hour -- well above the rate that can typically trigger flooding or debris flows.

The remnants of a powerful storm that slammed Southern California will linger into Friday, but a storm system's heaviest rain has moved out of the region.

In the Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported a debris flow that parked 8 inches of mud on Mulholland Drive. No injuries were reported, but crews scrambled to ensure the safety of structures above and below the slide area.

The NWS has described the multi-day storm system as likely to be "the biggest precipitation producer so far this season.''

By the time the storm exits the area on Friday, roughly 1 to 3 inches of rain are expected in most coastal and valley areas, with 3 to 6 inches anticipated in the foothills and mountains.