That Is Crazy: Locals Watch as Mudflow Surges Through California Canyon Storyful

A Californian hiking enthusiast was on hand to capture what he called the incredible moment a mudflow came sweeping through Sheep Canyon, near Wrightwood, California, on Sunday, August 20, carrying wood and debris along with it. The footage, by X user TransverseDream, shows the debris approaching as he and two children react. Before it started we could hear rocks and logs booming and crashing up in the landslide, TransverseDream posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. TransverseDream said that hed been up in the canyon previously, where he noted a lot of loose soil deposited by avalanches snowmelt. He said he was therefore expecting at least mud flows from the downpours brought by Storm Hilary. Highway 2 in Wrightwood was closed on Sunday, local officials said. Roads were also closed in nearby Phelan due to the Sheep Canyon flooding.