AccuWeather is saying the area can expect a quick warm-up Saturday as a follow-up to this week’s single-digit temperatures. But the warm-up could cause issues in its wake. AccuWeather.com reports following a buildup of ice this week, rain accompanying a thaw this weekend will bring the risk of sporadic flooding and ice jams to parts of the Northeast and Midwest. Rain spreading from west to east Friday night into Saturday night will last less than 24 hours in most areas, but enough can fall in a short period of time to cause rises on small streams and in urban, poor drainage areas. The single-digit and subzero cold of late has the amount of ice on streams and rivers increasing and becoming thicker in northern areas of the Midwest and Northeast. With rain and warmer conditions on the way, the greatest risk for minor, sporadic flooding exists from northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York, eastward to central New England, and from northern and central Indiana to northwestern Ohio according to National Weather Service hydrologists. According to Ronald Horwood, senior hazard hydrologist with the New England River Forecast Center, “There is some potential for flooding and ice jams this weekend, especially [...]
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