Heavy rains and strong winds that caused blackouts across widespread areas of Northern California hit the southern part of the state Friday. The storm soaked Southern California with a much needed 5 inches of rain but also triggered a landslide that caused 10 homes to be left uninhabitable. Fire officials were also forced to rescue two people from the engorged Los Angeles River.

There was flooding on the streets, traffic tie-ups and extreme wind gusts of up to 60 mph in certain areas. Around 50,000 customers lost power at the height of the storm, though most were restored relatively quickly.

A small tornado also hit South Los Angeles. The "wind event" occurred around 10 a.m., blowing the roof off a house and causing damage to other areas. However, MyFoxLA.com reported that no one was injured.

The poor weather did cause a significant increase in traffic accidents. California Highway Patrol reported 236 vehicle collisions in San Diego County Friday, much higher that daily average of 50-75 on a non-inclement weather day, according to MyFox5SanDiego.com.

The storm moved down along the coast overnight, causing power outages in Santa Barbara, where the National Weather Service said strong winds and nearly 5 inches were dumped. Amtrak temporarily suspended service between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo because of the bad weather.

In Ventura County, Camarillo was reporting rain fall rates at almost an inch per hour on the hillsides that were recently damages by a 2013 wildfire. With little vegetation left to hold the soil intact, the downpour caused part of the hill to give way. Nearly a dozen homes became surrounded with sticks, rocks and mud.

Closer to downtown LA, the fire department rescued two people from the swollen Los Angeles River. Sheriff's deputies and Orange County fire officials each pulled a body from the waterway, but the cause of death in both cases wasn't immediately clear.