00:32 Landslide Destroys Home in California A landslide in San Rafael, California destroyed a home.

At a Glance Oroville Dam's spillway had to be shut down after water created a massive hole in the side of the spillway.

Two deaths have been reported, including a crew member working to clear a mudslide in California.

A family was rescued from a flash flood in Idaho.

On Friday, California Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Trump to declare a major disaster for California.

Flooding from heavy rain and rapid snowmelt this week has led to mudslides, water rescues and has contributed to at least three deaths in the western United States.

An 81-year-old man was rescued Friday by a CalGuard’s Company C/2-135 MEDEVAC helicopter unit.

The unit helped Rodger McMurtry of Taylorsville, California, after he was swept from his car into the rushing waters of Indian Creek , about 100 miles north of Truckee, California, reports KFBK.

"I applaud the crew’s quick and decisive actions which resulted in the saving of a life," said Major General David Baldwin, the Adjutant General for the Cal Guard. "Our partnership with city and county agencies will always ensure our communities are safe."

Emergency workers rescued an Idaho family trapped by a flash flood Friday as they tried to move their livestock to safety.

Steve Domby, the emergency services coordinator for Washington County in southwestern Idaho, told the Associated Press several adults and two young children were trapped on top of a car outside a home in Weiser when floodwaters and large floating chunks of ice overtook the property in a flash flood.

Meanwhile, parts of Nevada and California continue to battle heavy rain and rapid snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada, which has led to at least two deaths attributed to widespread flooding that triggered numerous mudslides and road washouts.

In Sacramento County, a freight train reportedly derailed Friday afternoon after flooding collapsed part of a rail bridge, according to a report from the National Weather Service. It was not immediately known if there were any injuries, but more than a dozen rail cars carrying food products derailed.

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In Oroville, California, water continued to open up a massive hole in the spillway of the nation's tallest dam and for the first time in its 48-year history, the Oroville Reservoir is completely full and flowing over its emergency spillway.

In the past 48 hours, the California Department of Water Resources significantly increased releases from Lake Oroville even though the spillway is expected to further erode.

The breach in the spillway poses no threat to the public but is expected to grow before engineers can make the necessary repairs, according to the Sacramento Bee.

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In northern California, a road crew worker was killed Thursday while working to clear debris from a slide on Highway 17, according to the AP. A dump truck ran over the 54-year-old man and his co-worker, 33-year-old Stephen Whitmier, who was injured. The identity of the man has not been released.

California Highway Patrol officer Trista Drake says the men were behind the truck when it began backing up. Whitmier was conscious and talking to paramedics while trapped under the wheel of the truck.

A man in his 20s was killed when his car plunged into a flooded creek near Bakersfield in central California. When authorities arrived, they were able to rescue a female passenger who was clinging to tree branches; however, the man was trapped in the car when it submerged upside down, the AP reported.

Idaho

Parts of the state dealt with flooding after a rapid increase in temperatures began melting historic levels of accumulated snow left behind after an unusual series of winter snowstorms, according to the AP.

Waters began to recede Saturday after an ice jam that was blocking the Weiser River near the Idaho-Oregon border began to break up, reports the Associated Press.

"Once this ice gets through, that should put an end to the threat," said Steve Penner, spokesman for Washington County's disaster services department.

Two people remained trapped inside their homes Friday afternoon in Weiser, where flash flooding led to multiple water rescues.

A 68-year-old man who initially refused to be rescued was later rescued from his flooded home was subsequently rescued after an Idaho National Guard Blackhawk helicopter was sent to assess damage and fly over the house of the man. The man was taken to the Weiser hospital.

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown flew over the area Friday afternoon.

"We saw a lot of devastation," Otter said after the tour, speaking to reporters in Payette.

The St. Joe River in northern Idaho was also blocked by an ice jam on Friday, forcing the water to nearly 3½ feet above flood levels and swamping roads in the small village of Calder. The National Weather Service warned residents in the towns of St. Joe and St. Maries to expect flooding downstream once the ice jam breaks.

Josh Roth, 35, of Alpine, Wyoming, was killed died when he was caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling in eastern Idaho on Thursday, Sgt. Bryan Lovell with the Bonneville County Sheriff's office told the AP. A friend snowmobiling with Roth survived.

In Twin Falls County, a car was swept away by violent floodwaters in Twin Falls County after the driver went past a police barricade.

Dozens of roads have been swept away by the rushing water in the area, but no deaths or serious injuries have been reported.

Nevada

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval declared a state of emergency Friday for Elko County in response to flooding in the area.

“We have recently witnessed the devastation of flooding and experienced the benefit of preparation and early response. The State will continue to assist and make all resources available to communities experiencing flooding throughout the weekend,” said Sandoval. “The Division of Emergency Management will coordinate requests from our local partners and dispatch resources to all affected communities.”

Meanwhile, the Nevada Department of Transportation said a mudslide has halted all westbound trucks on I-80 Friday at the state line west of Reno. Passenger vehicles were being allowed to pass, reports the Associated Press.

A second mudslide closed the Kingsbury Grade from the Carson Valley to Tahoe Friday morning, and the Mount Rose Highway from Reno to Tahoe closed as well.

The Twentyone Mile Dam failed in Elko County, Nevada, on Wednesday, releasing fast-moving water that forced trains to reroute and shut down a 65-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 93 from Wells north to the Idaho line. The roadway was washed out and shut down a day after the dam broke near Montello.

Elko County Sheriff Jim Pitts said county commissioners approved a state of emergency Thursday as deputies searched for anyone who might be stranded by the floodwaters. No injuries were reported, but authorities said there appeared to be extensive damage to several ranches and farms.

Nevada Department of Transportation spokeswoman Meg Ragonese said there was no way of knowing how long State Route 223 would be shut down.

"An entire section of the road washed out," she told the AP.

Central California

In light of recent flooding and multiple mudslides, Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Trump to declare a major disaster for California Friday, reports the Associated Press.

Brown told the president that the storm system was so severe and widespread that state and local governments need federal assistance to continue dealing with the problems associated with the deluge.

Meanwhile, a section of I-80 was closed Friday after a mudslide covered the highway in both directions the Donner exchange.

Flooding along Sonoma County's Russian River prompted residents to stack sandbags and retreat to the second floor of buildings Thursday.

Not an uncommon occurrence, Lynn Crescione, owner of Creekside Inn & Resort in Guerneville, told the AP many in the community had long since raised their buildings on stilts for days like Thursday.

"We've been here 35 years, and we've risen most of our buildings over time. When it rains we just go upstairs," Crescione said.

In Marin County, Maggie Bridges grabbed her 4-year-old son and climbed barefoot out of the bathroom window to escape their Fairfax home as a rain-soaked hillside gave way on Wednesday.

"The mudslide came down and broke our front door in half," Bridges husband, Zach Laurie, told KPIX .

A Los Gatos woman turned to Facebook Live to seek help after a mudslide took out three homes on her family's property, Fox2 reported.

Jennifer Ray said no one was injured but the homes are now uninhabitable.

“All of this water and mud came down and trees and it was just this force of nothing that I’ve never seen before,” Ray told the news station.

A driver drove his van into a 100-foot gap in Skyland Road near the Santa Cruz mountain summit Tuesday night after heavy rains washed out the road. The driver told KSBW that the road was fine when he left his home to buy candles. By the time he returned home, the road was gone.

A mudslide Tuesday morning destroyed the family home of John Futscher, 51, in San Rafael.

Futscher told the San Francisco Chronicle that his father built the home in 1959, and he watched as the mud slowly tore the house in two .

“The windows were shaking, and they popped out,” Futscher said. “Then, there was finally another big slide where it just came down and pushed the house forward and sheared the house.”

Neighbor Nick Curcio told the newspaper "the whole hillside was just coming down into this guy’s house. And it kept going and going.”

After Friday, the West will dry out for several days before another potentially wet pattern arrives mid-to-late February.