Crews working to clear out mud from closed 101 freeway in Santa Barbara area

Crews working to clear mud from 101 Freeway in Santa Barbara County; southbound side reopened in Montecito earlier this afternoon

The rare sight of the 101 looking wide open in Southern California can only mean one thing: The freeway is completely shut down.

Crews have spent hours cleaning up the 101 after days of rain overwhelmed the water's other paths to the ocean.Dan Jansen was visiting the region from Minnesota but quickly found himself have to evacuate because everything was being shut down.

"Just kind of sensational," said Christine Hantgin of Ventura. "We've been taking all kinds of photos and it's like OK, another one that we take. It's just kind of spectacular the way it's overflowed."

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