The torrential downpours and thaw not only brought flooding, but also forced one Monroe County family out of their home on Tuesday.

So forceful was the heavy rainfall that the Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company was called to respond to a home at 117 Streamside St. in Kresgeville just before noon.Township fire Chief Billy Tippett said that while the home did not collapse, the ground was eroded away from the foundation and caused structural instability."Too much water at one time," Tippett said."There was no place (for the water) to go."Tippett said there were five people - four adults and one child - home at the time, but that no injuries were reported.PPL was called to the house to disconnect power as a precaution, Tippett said, adding that the homeowners were working with their insurance company to remedy the problem.Tippett said it took the firefighters about 30 minutes to assess the situation."We realized at that point there wasn't a whole lot we were going to do, other than maintain a safe perimeter," he said. "We wanted to make sure the people were safe."Tippett said the fire company offered to make arrangements with the Red Cross if they needed shelter, but that the family had already made arrangements.Also assisting at the scene were the West End Fire Company, Kunkletown Fire Company, and West End Ambulance.The storm didn't just wreak havoc on Monroe County.In Carbon County, a section of Cherry Hill Road in Franklin Township was under about a foot of water.The scene was about a mile south of Route 209 at the Parryville Borough line.Jennifer Coxe of Weatherly posted on Facebook that she had several inches of water in her basement."It's only 2 inches deep," Coxe said. "We've had worse in the past."Exactly how much rain and snow did our area receive from the storm?As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, Lehighton picked up 0.62 inches of precipitation, with 1.2 inches of snow.As of 7 a.m. today, there was 1.14 inches of precipitation, according to an unofficial site, said Samantha Borisoff, a climatologist with the National Weather Service.Amounts were higher in localized areas.