Cleanup efforts underway after storm dumps heavy rain across SoCal; multiple evac orders lifted

Southern Californians are more used to seeing heat in early to mid-October as opposed to a cold storm, like the one that drenched and chilled the region Tuesday.

So just how common is it to see rain this time of year?

Significant rain in Southern California for the month of October is somewhat rare, although it does happen on occasion, according to the National Weather Service.

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An incredible water rescue in an Oxnard flood channel was caught on video as a strong storm drenched most of Southern California.

A dog was stranded on a small collection of debris right at the end of a strong current Tuesday, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

An incredible water rescue in an Oxnard flood channel was caught on video as a strong storm drenched most of Southern California.

Firefighters responded and extended a 35-foot ladder to grab the pup and bring it back to dry land.

The dog, believed to be a 3-year-old female pub or French bulldog, was not harmed. She did not have a tag on her collar and was not micro-chipped.

She is now in the care of Ventura County Animal Services. Officials hope her owner comes forward to reclaim her. If nobody does, she will be put up for adoption.

There were several crashes overnight across slick Southern California roads as the remnants of a fall storm moved out of the region.

In Griffith Park, an overturned big rig shut down all northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway for several hours. It was one of many crashes reported overnight.

Though the storm didn't cause as much damage as it could have, driving conditions will remain a concern through Wednesday morning as roads dry out.

There were several crashes overnight across slick Southern California roads as the remnants of a fall storm moved out of the region.

The California Highway Patrol said that as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, it received 820 calls for service for crashes in Los Angeles County amid the storm.

That number does not include spinouts and some of those calls could be duplicates, the CHP said.

However, CHP said it only had 376 calls for service around the same time last Tuesday without the rain.