A mother and her 5-year-old son were trying to cross a road that had been flooded. After their car started to get swept away by the creek, both jumped out of the car.The mother was rescued by a nearby property owner, but the boy continued down the floodwaters, according to Cipolla. The pounding rain washed out roads and sent already saturated soils sliding, further snarling traffic across the region. Areas in the Santa Cruz Mountains along Highway 9 between Santa Clara County and Santa Cruz were largely closed due to flooding and landslides.“Travel will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, throughout the county this morning. We are urging people to stay at home if possible,” Santa Cruz County wrote on Twitter.Evacuation warnings in Santa Cruz County included towns east and southeast of Santa Cruz, including Soquel, Seacliff, Rio del Mar and Watsonville, which borders the Pajaro River.In Soquel, the parking lot behind JJ’s Saloon was 3 inches deep with mud.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 10, 2023 18:13 UTC