Flooding Threat Continues for the Northeast

The powerful winter storm might be moving away from the Northeast, but it has caused quite an issue for many communities along rivers.

Frozen rivers are breaking free after seeing warm temperatures this past week. Now the threat for #flooding increases along the east coast. Connecticut State Representative and firefighter, @BrianOhler has the latest. #CTwx pic.twitter.com/oo9b0JSUZn

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) January 13, 2018

Warmer air ahead of the storm system combined with rain helped thaw frozen rivers, resulting in chunks of ice like you see below.

CHECK IT OUT – Watch how fast this ice jam happened on Friday afternoon in Au Sable Forks, NY! Flood Watch continues through Saturday afternoon #nywx pic.twitter.com/BCUllZVMXH

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) January 12, 2018

These ice chunks piled up in some spots, creating “ice jams” and flooding in surrounding locations.

Flood alerts remain in effect Saturday and continue into Sunday for some rivers with higher or rising water levels.

For WeatherNation, I’m Meredith Garofalo