Heavy rains sent a muddy river of water down the mountain, invading every room of one man's home for more than 20 years.
Cleanup is underway after heavy rains slammed Wrightwood. Mudslides caused damage, and the storm also knocked out power for thousands of SoCal Edison customers.
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department are on their way to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm.
Across the state, more than 2,500 students were identified as homeless as a direct result of the storm.
At least 27 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast.