Sub-zero temperatures last week didn’t just instantaneously turn boiling water to snow. They also quickly froze rivers, ponds and lakes across the Northeast and Midwest. That’s been followed by a “brief and mildly disgusting warm-up” that’s softened all that ice with temperatures 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit above normal and rain. It’s also melted snow, which has run off into rivers and cracked up ice further. And that, my friends, is a recipe for ice jams. Wild roaming hordes of ice chunks from the size of baseballs to an average New York studio apartment have surged down waterways From New York to Pennsylvania to Ohio to Ontario. When these frozen flash floods met with a bend in the river, a narrow strait, or a bridge, the fast-flowing ice jams have knocked trailers off their foundations, surrounded houses, and flooded basements.
Here’s a sample of the ice jams rumbling during the weekend:
Around 67 barges broke loose on the Ohio River Saturday. At least one of the barges sunk.
The National Weather Service’s Burlington office shared what happened on the East Branch Ausable River in upstate New York over the course of three hours on Friday afternoon.
Ice jam on the Ausable River in Au Sable Forks NY. Video starts at noon (17:00Z) and ends at 3pm (20:00Z). They happen fast! #icejam #nywx pic.twitter.com/vO5HJQeCcU
— NWS Burlington (@NWSBurlington) January 12, 2018
This video was taken just outside of Jay NY on the flats. It shows the start of the ice flow after the ice jammed up at this location. This Ice and Water flow crossed over route 9N, flooded Jersey, Intervale ave, and Grove Rd in Au Sable Forks before heading on down to Keeseville. Route 9N and Grove Rd were closed due to Ice blocks in the road. Some ice blocks were as thick as 18 inches in this ice flow.
EAST BRADY: empty foundations where mobile homes were displaced by the river flood / ice floe earlier today along Allegheny River:
EAST BRADY: empty foundations where mobile homes were displaced by the river flood / ice floe earlier today along Allegheny River #floe #flood #riverflood #pawx @breakingweather pic.twitter.com/nsFGiAGq35
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) January 12, 2018
IT’s coming back! Flood waters on the rise again at East Brady, PA RAPiDLY with new ice jam downstream! Just because waters drop for a bit does not mean conditions are safe! Highly variable:
IT’s coming back! Flood waters on the rise again at East Brady, PA RAPiDLY with new ice jam downstream! Just because waters drop for a bit does not mean conditions are safe! Highly variable. @breakingweather #floodwarning pic.twitter.com/igQGmUKtSw
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) January 12, 2018
Here’s an overhead look at the ice jam in Cazenovia Creek. pic.twitter.com/rTKLW8l4bS
— Andrew Baglini (@AndrewBaglini4) January 12, 2018
An ice jam on Sauquoit Creek is effecting a CSX rail bridge in Whitesboro, Oneida County. Ice jams, heavy rain and snow melt are causing localized flooding on roads and bridges today. Drive with caution.
An ice jam on Sauquoit Creek is effecting a CSX rail bridge in Whitesboro, Oneida County. Ice jams, heavy rain and snow melt are causing localized #flooding on roads and bridges today. Drive with caution. pic.twitter.com/fACEo3HQv1
— NYSDOT (@NYSDOT) January 12, 2018
Checking out an ice jam on the Rocky River before road conditions deteriorate. #ohwx @NWSCLE pic.twitter.com/2oJ7MEy6HB
— Cory Mottice (@EverythingWX) January 12, 2018
An ice jam on the Stonycrreek River near Blough, Somerset County. pic.twitter.com/EX6roZxUeK
— 6 News (@WJACTV) January 12, 2018
Ice jam issues are beginning to rear their ugly head on waterways. Here’s a look a the Allegheny River at Parker. Ice jammed downstream is causing the river to rise quickly which can’t be forecast. Images are 10 minutes apart. #PAWX @ReadyPA @NWSPittsburgh pic.twitter.com/HCBza7tTFP
— Jeff Jumper PEMA (@JeffJumperWX) January 12, 2018
Rocky River coming out of banks due to an ice jam near the marina. Flood advisory in effect. #icejams #clewx pic.twitter.com/glOAUzHz3o
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) January 12, 2018
An ice jam along the Pine Kill Stream in Sullivan County caused flooding at the Route 209 bridge. We’re on the scene with the State Police working to clear the jam. Everyone was removed from the house safely. pic.twitter.com/qz3lUb1Fnx
— NYSDOT (@NYSDOT) January 12, 2018
Literally watching an ice jam form on the Buffalo River. Crazy stuff. Listen to the audio to hear twigs snapping & ice crunching. pic.twitter.com/5r1FGaxyt7
— Rochelle Alleyne (@RochelleAlleyne) January 12, 2018
This has been a winter of weird wonders. First it was snow in the Sahara. Then came ice balls on Lake Michigan. Now we’ve got to deal with ice jams.
Grand Solar Minimum Much?
[…] Sub-zero temperatures last week didn’t just instantaneously turn boiling water to snow. They also quickly froze rivers, ponds and lakes across the Northeast and Midwest. That’s been followed by a “brief and mildly disgusting warm-up” that’s softened all that ice with temperatures 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit above normal and rain. It’s also melted snow, which has run off into rivers and cracked up ice further. And that, my friends, is a recipe for ice jams. Read More… […]
lay the crack pipe down , its common for ice jams to back up water and cause flooding in several areas
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