Moving Ahead of the Ice Dams and NWS Special Weather Statement

Efforts continue. Today BLMH had 8 people clearing more snow and ice dams from roofs. There were two lifts on the property. This is an ongoing struggle during this Freeze-Thaw and seemingly snow Every-Other-Day winter.

The association was clearing roofs last week, but the melt and rain didn't happen. Why not? Talk to our local area weather genius Tom Skilling and you will get a hour long explanation. What we did get was an additional 5 inches of snow, which created further problems. It was decided these be cleared and ice dams broken where possible before the rain comes. The lift in this photo has a 60 foot reach, necessary to get to some of the snow and ice at what we call the "D" roof juncture.

Why is this being done? Take a look at these photos as well as a few in recent posts, and you will know why.

But we did have two glorious sunny and balmy days. Now the other shoe will drop.

Here are the National Weather Service advisories issues 4:09PM today.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

RAIN...POSSIBLY HEAVY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING SMALL HAIL WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88...WHICH COULD INCLUDE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW...COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. A COUPLE OF STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL IN THE MORNING...THEN POSSIBLY GUSTY TO DAMAGING WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...THE MILD AND MOIST AIR MASS MOVING OVER THE MELTING SNOWPACK COULD RESULT IN LOCALLY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

FINALLY...RUN OFF FROM THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD LEAD TO RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.