The deluge broke the banks of picturesque San Ysidro Creek, one of four streams traversing the city. It plunged across Highway 192, spreading through the wooded flatland between the Birnam Wood Golf Club and the estate of Montecito’s most celebrated inhabitant. The expansive estate of television mogul Oprah Winfrey was spared the destruction that San Ysidro Creek caused a short distance to the east. Mel Melcon / Los Angeles TimesAt the oceanFinally it dissipated over an agricultural field and inundated the 101 Freeway. Mel Melcon / Los Angeles TimesSupport our journalism Please consider subscribing today to support stories like this one.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2018 13:52 UTC