Ice Jamming News Today

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of the state. buffalo and other cities are struggling to dig out of 43 inches of snow and freezing temperatures and power outages. ill talk with the buffalo police commissioner this hour. >> many americans are still feeling the effects of the arctic blast, including millions of air travelers. southwest airlines experiencing massive disruptions, with more than 65% of its flights canceled just today, adding to the holiday travel chaos. also tonight, vladimir putin claims hes ready to neg...

On christmas day at the medical examiners office. there are copies received that are believed to be blizzard deaths but they do need an autopsy and additional work done. >> reporter: and so that number, that 39 number, for erie county is almost certain to rise. there was some good news, sara. you mentioned concerns about flooding. the governor of new york kathy hochul has directed state agencies to be prepared for that. sending things like sandbags and personnel and pumps to pump water in case t...

Theyve picked up that much snow. travel ban still in place in and around buffalo. the governor of new york has opened up the freeways. the only advisory, it is just an advisory, is water town and the surrounding counties. the warmup begins with problems. they get up above freezing in buffalo and stay that way. however, rain comes in saturday, sunday, monday. with this massive warmup coming, flood problems we could see with ice jamming the drainage areas, we could see the water main breaks, that ...

Problems. thats going to be the issue here, and urban flooding with the ice jamming up all of these roadways and of course the drainage spots. its not just buffalo, a big warm-up is on the way. >> it seems like its only just beginning. tom seder, thank you very much. lets discuss whats going on in buffalo. the buffalo police commissioner is joining us right now. commissioner, thank you so much for joining us. as you know, the death toll in erie county where buffalo is has now risen to 27. do y...

Spring-like conditions in some parts. and that could mean serious flooding as all of that snow and ice melts. indra petersons is here. thats the downside of all that warm weather. >> it sounds so good, right? look at these temperatures. towards dallas, almost near 80 today. but once you add these above normal temperatures and you combine that with several systems that will produce rainmaking their way into the northeast and south, you are going to have the concern for flooding. so flood watches ...

Be talking about rain tomorrow. thats good news in the sense that temperatures are warm, but flooding concerns and ice jamming will be high. by the end of the week, a third system in the mix is expected to bring a pretty good squall line. midwest on wednesday, ohio valley on thursday. we could have the potential for some severe weather. wonder what it looks like in iowa right now. oh, here it is. the storm rolled through. theres a picture for you of the roads. thick layer of ice underneath the...

Concern, ice jamming on rivers is something else to keep an eye on. were also expecting some rain along the east over the weekend. otherwise the storm across portions of arkansas, in missouri producing freezing rain early this morning. winter weather advisories in place. now lets head over to brian. >> you want to warm up? lets talk baseball. hot stove. cooperstown, no new class last year. nobody was worthy of going to the hall of fame. now we got three players going. the votes just came in. for...