SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region

Sierra Madre resident Rob Salinas, who lives right near the mountain, witnessed the torrential downpours and the resulting debris flow with a bird's eye view.

Sierra Madre resident Rob Salinas witnessed the torrential downpours and the resulting debris flow with a bird's eye view.

Salinas saw the debris basin below his home started to overflow and said it filled with about 18 feet of debris in about 15 minutes.

His camera was rolling as he saw a Jacuzzi being carried away by rushing rain water. "There goes the Jacuzzi," he says in the recording.

"We were watching it, and we saw a wall of water come down, and a little bit more, and then a little bit more, and then it started to rain really hard. I've never seen that. We've lived here for 37 years and we've seen a lot of water come down that canyon, but nothing like that," Salinas said.

Amid the California storm, Northern California firefighters rescued two dogs trapped by rising water levels.

Northern California is also feeling the impact of the storm. In Butte County, firefighters saved two dogs trapped in the middle of a river.

Cal Fire shared a video of the moment a crew used an inflatable dinghy to rescue the dogs on Feather River.

The dogs were found trapped on an island, clinging to tree branches sticking out of the water.

The dogs were cooperative as firefighters lifted them from the current and into the dinghy.

PCH is a muddy mess and remains shut down until further notice after heavy rain caused thick mud and debris to cover the major highway.

PCH is a muddy mess and remains shut down until further notice after heavy rain caused thick mud and debris to cover the major highway.

There were multiple mudslides in the area Thursday night, including along Big Rock Drive and at Las Flores Canyon. In some areas, mud swept out into all of the lanes.

In other areas, the rain caused burned branches and even trash cans to be pushed onto PCH.

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."