Storm Leaves Mud and Debris Behind in Old Town Goleta and SBCC parking lots

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – One of the busiest intersections in Goleta is drying out.

Midday Saturday Hollister and Fairview Avenues looked like a lake.

People back to work on Monday shared videos of what they saw on social media.

They think a storm drain got clogged around noon on Saturday leading to intersection flooding.

Nearby the airport and the N 101 Freeway closed around the same time.

Rains totals over the weekend are in the two inch range.

The past 14 days show rain totals in Santa Barbara County nearing 12 inches.

A large tow truck with a flatbed came out to help cars caught in the intersection.

Some people watched from the windows and stayed inside.

Rosie Monreal was working at CZ Furniture Solutions when the flooding started and phoned home to tell family what was happening.

"I have never seen something like this, usually it gets flooded, but yesterday the sidewalk and this time it came very very close, cars were getting stuck and then turning around against the traffic because they didn't go through the flooded area," said Monreal.

People saved their cars buy steering clear of the intersection.

Santa Barbara City College is drying out from flooding on Sunday.

The heavy downpour made a construction area near the La Playa Stadium steps look like a waterfall.

First responders put caution tape up around a mound of mud that remains in the parking lot.

Some people came out to take a look at the area on Monday.

Andrew Butcher recalls it flooding a packed parking lot during a sporting events years ago.

Students are still on break, so the parking lot isn't as busy as usual.

People heading to the stadium to keep their New Year's exercise resolutions are likely to see the mud.

Your News Channel will have more reaction to latest weather impacts tonight on the news.