Flooding and mudslides were widely reported Monday as the region was pounded by intense rainfall.

Noozhawk photographers and local residents captured the changing conditions throughout the day.

Click here for information about evacuation orders, road closures and how to check for weather updates.

  • Flooding on northbound Highway 101 between Cabrillo Boulevard and Milpas Street in Santa Barbara.
    Flooding on northbound Highway 101 between Cabrillo Boulevard and Milpas Street in Santa Barbara. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • A raging Mission Creek at Foothill Road near Santa Barbara.
    A raging Mission Creek at Foothill Road near Santa Barbara. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • Mudslides and flooding shut down a portion of Sycamore Canyon Road in Santa Barbara on Monday.
    Mudslides and flooding shut down a portion of Sycamore Canyon Road in Santa Barbara on Monday. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • San Ysidro Creek appears ready to come out of its banks near San Leandro Lane in Santa Barbara.
    San Ysidro Creek appears ready to come out of its banks near San Leandro Lane in Santa Barbara. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • Flooding at Yanonali Street and Calle Cesar Chavez in Santa Barbara.
    Flooding at Yanonali Street and Calle Cesar Chavez in Santa Barbara. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • A pedestrian crosses the flooded roadway at Bath and Haley streets in Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon.
    A pedestrian crosses the flooded roadway at Bath and Haley streets in Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon.
  • Water pours through the San Ysidro Creek debris basin in Montecito midday Monday. Most debris basins in the area were full and overflowing. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • San Ysidro Creek flows in Montecito Monday morning near the Randall Road debris basin, which was built following the deadly Jan. 9, 2018 debris flows. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • A vehicle stuck in the flooded Castillo Street undercrossing in Santa Barbara.
    A vehicle stuck in the flooded Castillo Street undercrossing in Santa Barbara. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • Vehicles make their way along a flooded Old Coast Highway during Monday's heavy rainfall.
    Vehicles make their way along a flooded Old Coast Highway during Monday’s heavy rainfall. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • A raging Mission Creek at Alamar Avenue near Santa Barbara.
    A raging Mission Creek at Alamar Avenue near Santa Barbara. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo
  • Montecito Creek flows out of the channel and onto the roadway at Olive Mill and Hot Springs roads midday Monday. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo
  • Cold Spring Creek flows next to the trail in Montecito midday Monday. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • Cold Spring Creek debris basin fills and overflows in Montecito Monday afternoon. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • The Santa Barbara Airport was shut down Monday afternoon after becoming inundated by storm runoff from the powerful storm hitting the area.
    The Santa Barbara Airport was shut down Monday afternoon after becoming inundated by storm runoff from the powerful storm hitting the area. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • Montecito creek
    Montecito Creek flowing early Monday morning. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • The flooded roadway to Gaviota Beach seen Monday morning.
    The flooded roadway to Gaviota Beach seen Monday morning. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • Las Vegas Creek flowing in Goleta near Fairview and Hollister avenues. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • Drivers make their way across rocks and mud on Highway 101 near the Nojoqui Grade north of Buellton Monday morning.
    Drivers make their way across rocks and mud on Highway 101 near the Nojoqui Grade north of Buellton Monday morning. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • A California Highway Patrol vehicle responds to the mudslide-impacted roadway of Highway 101 at the Nojoqui Grade Monday morning.
    A California Highway Patrol vehicle responds to the mudslide-impacted roadway of Highway 101 at the Nojoqui Grade Monday morning. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • A mudslide covers Highway 101 lanes near the Nojoqui Grade Monday morning. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • A non-injury rollover crash was reported on northbound Highway 101 near the Winchester Canyon exit Monday morning. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo
  • Storm runoff roars down Montecito Creek in Montecito Monday afternoon.
    Storm runoff roars down Montecito Creek in Montecito Monday afternoon. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • A swift-water team rescues a motorist who became stranded when his vehicle was carried downstream by storm runoff Monday on Alisos Avenue in Santa Ynez.
  • A motorist because stranded when his vehicle was carried down stream by storm runoff Monday on Alisos Avenue in Santa Ynez.
    A motorist became stranded when his vehicle was carried down stream by storm runoff Monday on Alisos Avenue in Santa Ynez. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo
  • An Orcutt retention basin began spilling into the neighborhood Monday at Via Maria and Valley Drive, one of several closures in Orcuttt.
    An Orcutt retention basin began spilling into the neighborhood Monday at Via Maria and Valley Drive, one of several closures in Orcuttt. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo
  • A Santa Barbara County vehicle drives slowly through a flooded road in Orcutt on Monday.
    A Santa Barbara County vehicle drives slowly through a flooded road in Orcutt on Monday. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo
  • The Crossroads basin fills with storm water on Monday engulfing soccer nets used when the fields are dry.
    The Crossroads basin fills with storm water on Monday engulfing soccer nets used when the fields are dry. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo
  • A massive rock slide blocked Highway 154 below just West Camino Cielo on the Santa Barbara side of San Marcos Pass on Monday. (Heather Bond photo) Credit: Heather Bond photo
  • A new waterfall cascades toward Highway 154 near West Camino Cielo on Monday. (Heather Bond photo) Credit: Heather Bond photo
  • Street flooding in a photo taken from Hibiscus Court in Orcutt looking toward Parkland Drive.
    Street flooding in a photo taken from Hibiscus Court in Orcutt looking toward Parkland Drive. Credit: Bob Nelson photo
  • n apparent sinkhole on Union Valley Parkway near the end of the Hibiscus Court cul-de-sac.
    n apparent sinkhole on Union Valley Parkway near the end of the Hibiscus Court cul-de-sac. (Bob Nelson photo) Credit: Bob Nelson photo
  • Residents were evacuated Monday evening from an Orcutt neighborhood that was hit by flooding.
    Residents were evacuated Monday evening from an Orcutt neighborhood that was hit by flooding. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo
  • Water streams past classroom buildings on the campus of St. Joseph High School in Orcutt on Monday night.
    Floodwaters stream past classroom buildings on the campus of St. Joseph High School in Orcutt on Monday night. Credit: Bob Nelson photo
  • Monday’s storm cut a deep channel in a dirt road near the north end of Telephone Road, east of Highway 101 in Orcutt.
    Monday’s storm cut a deep channel in a dirt road near the north end of Telephone Road, east of Highway 101 in Orcutt. (Chris Hammell photo) Credit: Chris Hammell photo
  • A worker bulldozes gravel into a storm-caused channel in a dirt road off Telephone Road in Orcutt.
    A worker drags gravel into a storm-caused channel in a dirt road off Telephone Road in Orcutt. Credit: Chris Hammell photo
  • A tree blocks Ashley Road west of the bridge over Cold Spring Creek in Montecito.
    A downed tree blocks Ashley Road west of the bridge over Cold Spring Creek in Montecito on Monday. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Oak Creek was nearly out of its banks Monday afternoon as it raced through Lower Manning Park in Montecito.
    Oak Creek was nearly out of its banks Monday afternoon as it raced through Lower Manning Park in Montecito. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Oak Creek rumbles past the Montecito YMCA on Monday afternoon.
    Oak Creek rumbles past the Montecito YMCA on Monday afternoon. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Mud and rock slides were numerous on East Mountain Drive heading up to the Cold Spring Trailhead in Montecito on Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo

Santa Barbara city fire and law enforcement crews were conducting multiple vehicle rescues for people stuck in floodwaters.

Some neighborhoods in flood zones, particularly Eastside and waterfront neighborhoods, were under more than a foot of water as of Monday afternoon.

Local creeks were flowing and overflowing which caused flooding and road closures.

A map showing the storm-related evacuation zone, in red, for Montecito during the storm on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The evacuations were ordered on the five-year anniversary of the 2018 debris flows that killed 23 people in Montecito.

Evacuations were ordered for Montecito; Toro Canyon; Padaro Lane; Sycamore Canyon; Old San Marcos Pass area below Painted Cave; Via Real between Highway 101 and Santa Claus Lane in the Carpinteria Valley; and campgrounds at Gaviota, El Capitan, Refugio and Carpinteria state beaches.

A shelter-in-place order is in effect for Refugio Canyon on the Gaviota coast since Refugio Road accessing that areas is impassable due to flooding.

Click through the photo slideshow above to see images of Monday’s storm. You can also view photos and videos shared via social media below.

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A wide area of the Alisal Ranch near Solvang was flooded when storm-swollen Alisal Creek breached its banks on Jan. 9, 2023. (Doreen Eyman video)

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Alamo Pintado Creek floods Solvang Veterinary Hospital, at 2025 Mission Drive in Solvang, on Jan. 9, 2023. All animals reportedly were safely evacuated just in time. Floodwaters also engulfed nearby Highway 246, closing the roadway for a time. (Doug Smith video)

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San Roque Creek spreads well above and beyonds its banks on Jan. 9 as it runs along Hitchcock Way in Santa Barbara. (Kim Clark / Noozhawk video)

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A sodden hillside gave way behind residences at Alisal Ranch near Solvang on Jan. 9, 2023. (Doreen Eyman video)

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The Cold Spring Creek debris basin in Montecito, around 4:15 p.m. Jan. 9, 2023. (Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk video)

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Montecito Creek roars toward the East Valley Road bridge near Parra Grande Lane during the Jan. 9, 2023, storm that drenched Montecito. (Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk video)

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Montecito Creek blasts under the bridge at East Valley Road near Parra Grande Lane in Montecito on Jan. 9, 2023. (Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk video)
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Montecito Creek rages past the bridge at East Valley Road in Montecito, about 1 p.m. Jan. 9, 2023. (Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk video)

Noozhawk executive editor Giana Magnoli can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk.com.