Environment
Buffalo's Melting Snow Could Cause 'Significant Flooding'
Warm temperatures are expected this weekend, and that's not good.
Imagine taking miles of 6-plus feet snow and sticking it under a heat lamp. A natural version of that process will be happening this weekend in the Buffalo area, and forecasters are warning it could create flooding in waterways and even entire towns.
Things are still white and icy in western New York, thanks to frigid temperatures pounding lake-effect snow these past few days. But the mercury is expected to creep near 50 on Sunday and kiss 60 on Monday, and that snow is going to undergo a rapid and torrential meltdown. The Buffalo office of the National Weather Service is telling people, especially those in places with several feet of accumulation, to prepare now for the possibility of "significant flooding." Here's part of its message: