The City of Santa Barbara was hit hard by the latest storm.

“Was a creek going down the center. Like, State Street was no longer a street. It was a river,” said Julie Zackrison, the tasting room manager at Institution Ale Co. on the 500 block of State Street.

Video shows State Street turned into a shallow river Saturday night after a heavy downpour. Institution Ale Co. had a front row seat as water rushed down the road.

“Then when that downpour hit, it just took over. Curbs came in, came up the regular sidewalks, covered the pallets, halfway up the flower pots and just flowing like a river,” Zackrison said.

Santa Barbara Police Commander Chris Payne said that when there is significant rainfall, it’s not uncommon to see flooding like this on certain low-lying streets around downtown and

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