"I mean, this is like an unprecedented amount of water for this area. It really should be snow," Nearby Resident Uriah Kaufman said.
Nearby residents are shocked to see this amount of water during this time of year.
Even whitewater rafting experts say the rapids seen on Monday are extremely dangerous.
The warm rain melted the minimal snowpack in the Sierra, which led to more water rushing down the mountain at once. Much of it flowed straight into the South Yuba River. Many forested areas along the river have flooded.
"I'm seeing water that is probably the highest possibly since the 1997-'98 floods," Tippett continued. "I know there's been a bunch of big years and high water years since then, but that was the last really memorable big, big water. This is verging on that."
"They checked us at King Vale," Driver Lisa Whelihan explained. "Even though I had chains, I didn't really want to chain up and maybe have one fly off and damage the car. We decided to just turn around."
"I've never seen it this high" Whelihan said.
"It's outstanding as far as filling up the reservoirs or getting water in the ground," Tippett shared. "It's very strange that we're getting this after such a huge dry spell the past few months."
Placer County Sheriff's Office is asking residents to keep an eye on the conditions as rain is expected again Tuesday night.
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