Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A firefighter carries a woman from her car after it was caught in street flooding as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from areas denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three Damage to a spillway on California's Oroville Dam prompted an urgent call for residents downstream to evacuate to higher ground Sunday. ***EMBARGO: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA***Photo by: KCRA Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three OROVILLE, CA - FEBRUARY 17: In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), Work continues along the riverbank across the damaged spillway at Oroville Dam, to shore up the bank to allow heavy equipment to remove sediment and debris from the diversion pool on February 17, 2017 in Oroville, California. Last weekend overflow waters from the emergency spillway eroded much of the area below the spillway. (Photo by Brian Baer/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)Photo by: Handout Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three **Embargo: Los Angeles, CA** A 55-year-old man man died Friday when a pine tree fell in Van Nuys, causing power lines to fall on top of a car, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.Photo by: KTLA Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three At 2:30p yesterday afternoon Thousand Oaks PD received a call about 3 people stuck on an elevated area down in a barranca. Able to rescue the three during the rescue of the three hikers, they found out one of the people that were with them had been swept down river. Search efforts began at that point until 8pm when it got dark and too wet. The search continued at 6:30am at about 8:35am a body was located by the police aviation unit North of an area in Camino Dos Rios. Body was recovered, but the person has not been identified at this point.Photo by: Thousand Oaks PD Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three At 2:30p yesterday afternoon Thousand Oaks PD received a call about 3 people stuck on an elevated area down in a barranca. Able to rescue the three during the rescue of the three hikers, they found out one of the people that were with them had been swept down river. Search efforts began at that point until 8pm when it got dark and too wet. The search continued at 6:30am at about 8:35am a body was located by the police aviation unit North of an area in Camino Dos Rios. Body was recovered, but the person has not been identified at this point.Photo by: Thousand Oaks PD Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three Torrential downpours were hitting Southern California on Friday, while northern parts of the state brace for the impact of more rain on Oroville Dam's damaged spillway early next week. Lanes are closed due to heavy rain and mud at Seacliff exit on the Pacific Coast Highway.Photo by: Ventura County Fire Dept. Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three View from above the Oroville Dam spill in California on February 13, 2017.Photo by: John La Tier Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A firefighter carries caution tape in a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from area denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A driver moves along a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from areas denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A man boards a bus on a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 near Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from areas denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Firefighters prepare to transport a patient by ambulance at the scene of a car stuck in flooding as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from area denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: The busy I5 freeway is shut down in both direction because of flooding as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from area denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A man wears plastic bags while looking at a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from area denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew Floods swallow California as severe storms kill three SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A bicyclist rides along a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from areas denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Photo by: David McNew