As residents of western New York struggled to dig out from a deadly blizzard, officials have warned of the potential for a 'rapid melt' with warmer temperatures later in the week
The region in and around Buffalo, New York, downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario emerged as ground zero for an Arctic deep freeze and massive winter storm that extended over most of the United States last week and through the Christmas holiday as far south as the Mexican border.
Some people were found dead frozen in cars, others in snowbanks outdoors, while some died in medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest while shoveling snow, Erie County's chief executive Mark Poloncarz told reporters. The situation was expected to change dramatically. The NWS forecast a rapid thaw later this week, with temperatures climbing well above freezing and well above normal, accompanied by rain that could unleash flooding.
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