Sentences with phrase «ice jam»

While the odds of flooding are lower than last week, when heavy rain fell and snow melted in 60 degree temperatures, the potential for ice jam flooding remains elevated.

But his office was busy churning out releases on everything from announcing executive orders pertaining to the flu and net neutrality to local issues like upstate ice jams.

Following the rapid melting and quick freeze late last week, authorities across the region are dealing with ice jams and related flooding.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Forecasters across Upstate New York are cautiously watching a warmup this weekend that could cause ice jam flooding again.

West Seneca is getting $ 500,000 from Albany to help cover the cleanup costs from two floods last winter in the town's Lexington Green neighborhood caused by ice jams on the Buffalo Creek.

Following unseasonably warm temperatures this week, several communities across the region have been dealing with flooding caused by ice jams.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Northern Erie County through Saturday morning over concerns of ice jam flooding.

«There may be some potential for ice jam flooding by late Monday and Monday night.»

The return of milder temperatures and a threat of rain could create more ice jam flooding in the coming days.

Drone footage taken on Feb. 14, 2018 in Schenectady County shows four portions of the Mohawk River, which is covered by a 17 - mile ice jam.

Ice jams beneath the new Rexford Bridge on State Route 146 over the Mohawk River Thursday Jan. 25, 2018 in Clifton Park, NY.

2018, reveals the beauty and the danger of the massive ice jam in the Mohawk River along Schenectady and Scotia.

The Oneida County village of Sylvan Beach had its worst ice jam flooding in 50 years, and many cars remain frozen in streets and driveways.

In another development, Rep. Brian Higgins says the design of the new Harlem Road bridge will reduce ice jam flooding on the Buffalo River.

Robbins says he would like New York State to step in with aid West Seneca residents being affected by Buffalo Creek ice jam floods.

Day 9: Jan. 9, 2018 - The Buffalo Police Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team cut nearly 50 6 - foot triangles in the ice on Cazenovia Creek in South Buffalo to allow water to come through in an attempt to alleviate ice jams.

In Buffalo, a Red Cross relief shelter was once again open at the Winchester Elementary School Saturday night for anyone still affected by the Friday ice jam flooding in South Buffalo.

Flooding has been reported in several communities after ice jams clogged rivers and sent waters over their banks.

West Seneca homeowners are preparing for possible ice jam flooding on Buffalo Creek as temperatures warm up Friday.

A program funded by the Department of State to facilitate exchange between U.S. and Russian scientists on Arctic hazards, called ice jams, has been threatened with cancellation since it involves travel funding for Russian scientists who have been barred under the sanctions regime.

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Blasts of dynamite are being used to clear ice jams on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario.

On average, year over year, the ice will decline, melting back to the hard core of oldest, thickest ice jammed against the northern shores of Greenland and the islands of the Canadian Archipelago, like a besieged army retreating to a fortress.

The vehicle could be used right away to break up any remaining ice jams that cause flooding this winter and into the spring,» Schumer said.

But his office was busy churning out releases on everything from attacking Washington Republicans and announcing executive orders pertaining to the flu and net neutrality, to local issues like upstate ice jams.

Snow melt and rain will cause many rivers and streams to rise, potentially breaking ice layers causing ice jams and localized flooding -LSB-...]

«The risk for ice jam flooding is currently above average in some places, and may increase with time,» said today's flooding outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Binghamton.

The fact Brantford declared a state of emergency in February because of floods caused by ice jams might give some would - be homebuyers pause.

The governor spoke in Plattsburgh, where he was touring a neighborhood damaged by floods due to ice jams on the Saranac River.

Forecasters across upstate are cautiously watching a warmup this weekend that could cause ice jam flooding again.

Meteorologists say Buffalo, Cayuga, Cazenovia and Cattaraugus Creeks are typically most prone to ice jams.

Dan Connor of the state Office of Emergency Management shoots a cell phone video on Feb. 21, 2018, of the ice jam and flooding at Lock 9 on the Mohawk River in Rotterdam Junction for Lee Bormann, the commander of the Albany County Sheriff's Office critical incident emergency management unit.

He says it can be used in local creeks to break up ice jams and prevent more disasters this season.

Ice jams caused flooding across Upstate last week, from Western New York to the Adirondacks to the Southern Tier.

So far this winter, ice jam flooding has caused an estimated $ 700,000 in damage to homes in the Lexington Green neighborhood.

One flood warning remains in place, on the Hudson River in Warren County, where an ice jam is causing flooding between Thurman and Warrensburg.

Ice jams on the Saranac River caused extensive flooding in mid-January, destroying 70 mobile homes and displacing families.

The governor announced that he is dispatching teams of state officials to assess nearly 50 ice jams and flooded areas in the state.

The governor said that he shared in our frustration with the situation caused by the Hudson River flooding and ice jam and assured both towns that his office would do everything possible to reopen the bridge.

Following the rapid warming late last week, an ice jam formed in the Saranac River that led to flooding of the Underwood Estates Mobile Home community in Plattsburgh.

«I have met with residents and attended the meeting at Winchester Community Church to hear about the hardships residents are facing as a result of the ice jam and subsequent flooding.

Ice jams in the Hoosic River could cause flooding in the Buskirk area.

Snow melt and rain will cause many rivers and streams to rise, potentially breaking ice layers causing ice jams and localized flooding with water covered roads, especially in low lying areas and urban and poor drainage areas.

The breaking apart of the ice shelf in the channels is similar to removing an ice jam from a river.

The breaking apart of the ice shelf in the channels is similar to removing an ice jam from a river.

The warm temperatures also melted snow and broke up ice on rivers leading to ice jams on the Wabash River from the 19th through the 24th.

Flash floods occur in small and steep watersheds and waterways and can be caused by short - duration intense precipitation, dam or levee failure, or collapse of debris and ice jams.

The PIG Principle: The breaking apart of the ice shelf in the channels is similar to removing an ice jam from a river.

From flash floods to ice jams, Wyoming has faced its share of dangerous water levels.