A day full of rain led to melting snow, big puddles, and some flooding. It also kept restoration companies busy by responding to calls at homes and businesses for water damage.

Dustin Eckman, who works in Business Development at Rainbow International Restoration explained, "The ice dams that started all this and now with all the rain leads to lots of flooding, a lot of water down the walls in and in kitchens and we are not used to seeing the weight of the snow in addition to the rain."


According to Eckman, ice dams seem to be the biggest culprit of causing damage following the recent storm, "The biggest issue with those is that you are trying to dry and active leak, if you have a plumbing leak, you get it fixed, but with ice dams, there's a lot of melting and melting. You try to get it cleared off and get it as melted as possible and dry inside, but they are challenging."


But what happens when snow and ice mounds melt? After that comes flooding and that could be an issue for home and business owners. Eckman said there are no days off in their line of work. They have been handling water damage since last week and they haven't slowed down.


As Eckman explained, "So we have some big commercial buildings that have exhausted our fans and dehumidifiers, plus all the residential damage as well."


But people shouldn't get too excited, just because there is a break in the snow doesn't mean the ice dams are gone for good. "The ice dams, they are going to be back, you usually don't see them until January or February a lot of times so with the snow, the cold temperatures and the melts, unfortunately we are going to get more of those quickly", said Eckman.


He also advised if someone does start to see water coming into their home then they should immediately work to contain it or clean it up to prevent mold damage. He also said although it's a bit late, clearing a roof off of ice or snow is the best way to prevent future damage.