Rock-solid snow still lingers at start of second week after winter storm in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Rock-solid snow and icy conditions continue to cause issues in most Philadelphia neighborhoods at the start of the second week after the winter storm dumped the most snow the city has seen in a decade.

Some cars parked on streets across the city are surrounded by tightly packed snow and ice after plows came through, while others have been cleared fairly well.

Most people are still dealing with mounds and mounds of snow and ice on their streets.

"We want it to be gone. To get some more spring and summer," said Argynell Kenan of Northeast Philadelphia.

We can only dream about the next season for now. There's still a lot to clean up in the days since the winter storm hit the area last weekend.

"It's been rough, and now it's even harder because it's frozen. We're taking risks of slipping and falling," said Carmen Perez of Northeast Philadelphia.

It's a worry just getting into the car for Carmen Perez, her grandchild, and her husband, who she says dug out this path to park their car.

"He had to go back and forth like a day here and a day there," Perez said. "It's a process."

And it's just as difficult for people who need to walk to get to where they're going.

"Finding a clear place to walk is the challenge where the sidewalk isn't covered in ice, or the street isn't covered in ice," said Manny Jacobs, Northeast Philadelphia. "You weave back and forth and just try to make your way from one end of the block to the other."

Jacobs said he's looking forward to some of the ice melting this week.

"I keep checking my weather app, and it keeps going back and forth for when it's going to go over 32, and I keep hoping some of this is going to melt and some of the street and sidewalks are going be clear so I can get out and shovel and make it a little bit better," he said.

When it comes to conditions on the roads, the Philadelphia Streets Department says they're continuing to move from neighborhood to neighborhood, removing snow.

Everyone's happy when they see those crews on their block.

"I think at the beginning it was treacherous, but it's getting better now, much better," Kenan said.

Streets Department officials said they've added about 100 types of lifting equipment of various sizes to the snow removal operation to help make more progress.