Northern California got a bit of respite Monday after a weekend of heavy mountain snow but forecasters said up to several more feet will pile up through midweek, followed by potential flood concerns.
California residents reeled from a powerful storm dumping enormous amounts of precipitation from the coasts to the mountains that caused evacuations, mudslides and other problems, but brought much needed drought relief to the region.
Amy Lilly talks with neighbor Eric Rose as they look over her home damaged by a tree limb that crashed into her house and into Rose’s backyard during a storm in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
(CN) A 14-year-old boy was found trapped under five feet of snow for five hours after a roof avalanche dumped approximately 5 feet of snow on him while he was playing next to his home in Serene Lakes, just west of Truckee in the California mountains.