Checking out the waves after the storm at Leadbetter Beach. Credit: Dianne White photo

This week’s storm brought heavy rain, high winds and high surf to Santa Barbara County, which made for some dramatic scenes.

Flooding, minor rockslides and downed trees caused some road closures and damage across the county on Wednesday and Thursday.

Noozhawk photographers and readers got photos and videos of the storm impacts, which you can view below.

The storm dropped less rain than expected but delivered a welcome boost to local reservoirs.

After a sunny Friday, the weather is expected to return to cloudy, rainy weather this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

  • Large, storm-driven waves break on the Santa Barbara coast, as seen from Shoreline Park.
    Large, storm-driven waves break on the Santa Barbara coast, as seen from Shoreline Park on Thursday. Credit: Mike Eliason photo
  • Checking out the waves after the storm at Leadbetter Beach. Credit: Dianne White photo
  • People head to the beach to check out the high surf in Santa Barbara on Thursday. Credit: Kristy Porteous photo
  • An Amtrak train makes its way through a section of Carpinteria where large waves and high tides led to the tracks being swamped by sea water.
    An Amtrak train makes its way through a section of Carpinteria Thursday where large waves and high tides led to the tracks being swamped by sea water. Credit: Robin Karlsson photo
  • Train traffic was stopped for a time in Carpinteria on Thursday after large waves and high tides led to the tracks being swamped by sea water.
    Train traffic was stopped for a time in Carpinteria on Thursday after large waves and high tides led to the tracks being swamped by sea water. Credit: Robin Karlsson photo
  • Montecito firefighters work to clear dirt and mud from a roadway.
    Montecito firefighters work to clear dirt and mud from a roadway Thursday. Credit: Montecito Fire Protection District photo
  • Montecito firefighters on scene were boulder tumbled onto the roadway after the recent storm.
    Montecito firefighters on scene where boulders tumbled onto the roadway after the recent storm. Credit: Montecito Fire Protection District photo
  • The day after the storm. Credit: Sean Best photo
  • Large waves generated by the storm wash away sand at East Beach in Santa Barbara.
    Large waves generated by the storm wash away sand at East Beach in Santa Barbara. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • A dog is stuck in rain-swollen San Jose Creek in Goleta on Thursday.
    A dog is stuck in rain-swollen San Jose Creek in Goleta on Thursday. The animal and another dog were rescued unharmed. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo
  • Tecolote Creek west of Goleta running strong and muddy after overnight rainstorm.
    Tecolote Creek west of Goleta running strong and muddy Thursday after overnight rainstorm. Credit: Tom Bolton / Noozhawk photo
  • High tides and high surf seen Thursday morning from Channel Drive in Montecito. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo
  • Rainfall and high surf flooded Goleta Beach Park Thursday, which was closed to vehicles because of the storm impacts. Heavy equipment was used to clear debris from the parking lot near the pier Thursday afternoon. Credit: Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk photo
  • Rainfall and high surf flooded Goleta Beach Park Thursday, which was closed to vehicles because of the storm impacts. Credit: Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk photo
  • Waves wash onto Goleta Beach park near the pier Thursday during a high surf advisory. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • The restaurant at Goleta Beach Park, which hasn’t opened yet, was flooded and sustained other storm damage on Thursday. Credit: KEYT.com photo
  • The restaurant at Goleta Beach Park, which hasn’t opened yet, was flooded and sustained other storm damage on Thursday. Credit: Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk photo
  • Waves wash up onto Goleta Beach park Thursday during a high surf advisory. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • Waves hit against the Goleta Beach pier Thursday. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo
  • Engineers with the Montecito Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency check Hot Springs Creek at the East Mountain Drive bridge. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Boulders crashed the Cold Spring Trailhead parking area in Montecito last weekend. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Despite heavy rain, there was plenty of capacity at the Cold Spring Creek Debris Basin in Montecito. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Cold Spring Creek, looking north from the East Mountain Drive bridge at the Cold Spring Trailhead. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Looking up Hot Springs Creek offered just a peek at cloud-shrouded Montecito Peak. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo
  • Storm-driven waves drew scores of surfers and boogie boarders to the Santa Barbara Breakwater on Thursday. Credit: Kathryn Nelson photo
  • Leadbetter Beach and the marina taken from Shoreline Park after the storm Thursday.
    Leadbetter Beach and the marina taken from Shoreline Park after the storm Thursday. Credit: Jean Wollenberg photo
A view of the Goleta Beach pier Thursday afternoon during a high surf advisory. Waves damaged the park’s restaurant, which is getting ready to open with new owners. Parking lots and other areas of the park were flooded Thursday. (Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk)
Equipment clears the Goleta Beach parking lot Thursday afternoon. High tides caused flooding and washed debris into the parking lot and other areas. (Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk)

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