Storm Leaves Toppled Trees, Rising Rivers In Wake
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Another round of wind and rain proved too much for countless trees in the interior California valleys, forcing many soaked residents and workers to spend the first day of spring clearing wind-blown debris from roads and yards.
A number of structures were damaged by toppling trees overnight, including a residence on Henning Way in Citrus Heights. Stephanie Yeager said she was watching television late Saturday night when she "heard a huge bang," followed by an impact that rattled her entire home.
"It just crashed on the house,' Yeager said. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
Davis business owner Stella Forbes said nobody was inside the Smooth As Silk Day Spa when a large tree crashed through the roof, causing serious damage to the structure's interior.
If the tree had fallen in the other direction, it would have smashed the Burgers & Brew restaurant, which was packed with customers at the time.
"I'm shocked, I'm sad, but it's a house and we can fix it," Forbes said.
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The heavy rain over the weekend raised water levels in some Sacramento rivers and creeks to worrisome levels, including for residents near Garden Highway. The Sacramento River remained just below "monitor stage" Sunday, but the high waters slipped into the basements and backyards of a number of homes build inside the levees.
"I have a pump down in the basement, but sometimes it can't keep up," said John Torgerson.
Riverfront residents said the water is still several feet below flood stage and doesn't match the problems during major storms in years past. The last time the Sacramento River measured at it's current level, about 25 feet, was in 2006.
The highest level on record at the I Street Bridge was nearly 31 feet in 1986.
"In '86 we had to shut down and in '97 [the water] was knee deep in the door, so there was no way of getting in here," said Bob Riggs, owner of the Virgin Sturgeon, a floating restaurant on the Sacramento River.
