EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. — People in the foothills have been getting drenched since Thursday afternoon. But there's some positive spirts in the area as some hope the rainfall will help clear out the snow, making it easier to assess damage to their homes, get propane deliveries and leave their homes.
"There is some tree damage on every side of the house. We’ve never had it before -- lived here 41 years,” said Robert lynch, who lives in Camino.
In the aftermath of the recent snow storm, he was left with six trees lying across his property. Lynch is in his 90s and he's hoping the rain will melt some of the snow so he can finally start cleaning up.
“I fell down the other day over there, and it took me 45 minutes to get up because when you push on the snow, your hands just go down into it (and) you can’t push yourself.”
However, he's also worried about keeping warm. For now, he only has enough wood for his fireplace to last two days.
Meanwhile, Betty Cook over in Pollock Pines is also worried about staying warm as well.
"Running out of propane, so when the house gets down to 43 (degrees), which it has a number of days, it gets a little chilly," she said.
Another big concern for foothills residents is the snow on their roofs.
“I try not to think of that, cause I couldn’t do it. I don’t climb up to get the leaves and pine cones, so I’m not going to be able to get the snow off,” said Bill Heard, also of Pollock Pines.
Even those who have seen a bit of luck with the recent storms are still concerned. Bob Cavollo, Heard's neighbor, had the snow slide off his metal roof, but he's still concerned it will crush his deck.
"It’s created an incredible mess in front of my house. The snow is up over my doors up over my windows, I live in a snow cave,” said Cavollo.
He worries that it could lead to flooding.
“I don’t know where all the water is going to go. I mean, if you look around, there is no place for the water to flow, and it’s all going to puddle up and I’m concerned about the neighbors at the low end of the street,” he said.
Fire officials in the area say they've staffed up for the storm, but they are expecting most of the calls to come in Friday night and this weekend once the rain has more time to melt.
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