BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – A snowfall that has brought huge snowdrifts and closed roads around Buffalo is finally expected to stop Friday.
But residents still can’t breathe easy. There’s a looming threat of rain and higher temperatures through the weekend and into the coming week. That raises the possibility of floods and the specter of roofs collapsing under the heavy loads.
Roofs were already beginning to creak and collapse Thursday, as another storm brought the Buffalo area’s three-day snowfall total to an epic 7 feet or more. The forecast called for a chance of rain on Saturday, and more on Monday along with temperatures approaching 60 degrees.
Homeowners and store employees around the region climbed onto roofs to shovel off the snow and reduce the danger.