The Santa Barbara South Coast was hit with heavy rainfall causing highway closures and widespread flooding Saturday.
Highway 101 was closed in both directions Saturday between Winchester Canyon Road west of Goleta to Highway 1 near Gaviota due to debris flows and flooding on the roadway, Caltrans District 5 officials said.
Traffic reopened in both directions as of Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the Santa Barbara South Coast Saturday. Heavy rainfall was recorded, with more than 1 inch per hour in some places, and it caused widespread flooding and road closures.
Highway 1 near Orcutt in North County was closed in both directions for flooding between Solomon and Black roads, the California Highway Patrol said.
In Santa Barbara’s foothills, Highway 192 was closed between Mission Canyon Road and Mountain Drive after a rockslide, Caltrans officials said.
Shoreline Drive flooded near the Santa Barbara Harbor Saturday during heavy rains. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo 
Roadway flooding in Old Town Goleta at Fairview and Hollister avenues Saturday morning. The area recorded more than 1.25 inches of rain in one hour. Credit: Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo 
Vehicles navigate a flooded Hollister Avenue near the Santa Barbara Airport during the Jan. 3 storm. Credit: Frank DiMarco photo 
An abandoned pickup truck sits stalled in rain-swollen Maria Ygnacio Creek above Santa Barbara during the Jan. 3 storm. Credit: Paul Aijian photo 
It was a wet Saturday farmers market in downtown Santa Barbara. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo 
A sailboat washes ashore in Santa Barbara. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo 
A small rockslide blocks a lane of East Mountain Drive above the Cold Spring Trailhead in Montecito after the Jan. 3 storm. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Looking north up Cold Spring Creek from the East Mountain Drive trailhead in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Looking south down Cold Spring Creek from the East Mountain Drive trailhead in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Cold Spring Creek flows toward the Cold Spring Debris Basin spillway in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Cold Spring Creek churns toward the Cold Spring Debris Basin spillway in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Cold Spring Debris Basin in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
The Cold Spring Debris Basin in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Cold Spring Creek flows over the Cold Spring Debris Basin spillway in Montecito on Jan. 3. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
The sun begins breaking through clouds over the Santa Barbara Channel after the Jan. 3 storm. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo 
Heavy equipment works to clear mud from Highway 101 west of Goleta Saturday afternoon. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo 
Caltrans employees working to clean up flooding and debris on Highway 101 on the Gaviota Coast on Saturday. Credit: Caltrans photo 
Highway 101 was shut down along the Gaviota Coast on Saturday after heavy rains cause mud slides and flooding. Credit: Caltrans photo
During the flash flood warning Saturday morning, Santa Barbara Police advised people to avoid flooded intersections along the waterfront including Calle Cesar Chavez and Shoreline Drive between Castillo and Loma Alta, as well as San Andres Street at Canon Perdido on the Westside.
At 10:55 a.m., radar and rain gauges indicated rainfall rates of 0.5 inches to more than 1 inch per hour in the South Coast area. More than 1.25 inches of rain fell in Goleta in the hour before 11:30 a.m.
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management sent out alerts telling people within burn areas or flood-prone areas to go to the innermost rooms or upstairs in their homes due to the flash flood warning.
A flash flood warning for Lompoc, Buellton, Solvang and the Gaviota Coast was in effect through noon Saturday.
