Flooding Could Hit Buffalo Next, as City Digs Out of Major Blizzard
December 30, 2022 | New York
The next hazardous phase of the historic blizzard in Buffalo, New York could potentially involve treacherous flooding amid weekend weather forecasts of that same area experiencing temperatures of approximately 50 degrees.
But local officials are prepared for such a consequence, with water pumps and sandbags on full standby mode.
The weather advisories suggest “flooding will be minimal,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
The death toll in Erie County alone has increased to 39, according to local officials. And that doesn’t include people who are still reported as “missing” or unaccounted for in western New York.
“We still have a ways to go,” said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. “But we have come a long way in just a couple of days.”
Compound that ’39’ figure with at least 25 other deaths across 11 other states — with the majority of people reportedly killed in traffic wrecks or by the bitter cold — and it’s been a devastating week for emergency officials and American families in various regions…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)
