Western New York is preparing for possible flooding due to warm temperatures expected to melt several feet of snow that piled up from a deadly winter storm.
Highs in the mid-40s are expected in New York City and Buffalo on Thursday, where temperatures will likely climb into the low-50s the next two days. Earlier this week, the Buffalo area saw temperatures as low as 4 degrees,New York won't be alone: Temperatures across much of the country"will undergo a drastic warm up in comparison to those near the start of the week," the weather service said in a bulletin Thursday morning, with Eastern states seeing highs into the 50s and the 60s.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday directed state agencies to prepare to respond to flooding caused by the snowmelt. The state has more than 300 pumps, more than 300 generators and more than 775,000 sandbags available to deploy in the event of flooding, according to a news release from her office.Jorge Uzon / AFP via Getty Images
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