Perhaps some good news for Buffalo, NY?

[Cooley Hurd]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article4085919.html

BUFFALO, N.Y.
Fears of disastrous flooding from a rapid meltdown of the Buffalo area's 7 feet of snow eased on Monday, but high winds became a menace, threatening to knock down trees and power lines.

Forecasters, meanwhile, defended the National Weather Service following criticism from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who accused the agency of failing to anticipate how bad Buffalo's epic snowstorm would be.

Cuomo, in the region for a sixth straight day, said state-deployed pumps and sandbags were in place as rain and temperatures over 60 rapidly melted the snow. Residents shoveled snow in T-shirts against the backdrop of white drifts.

By late morning, minor to moderate flooding was reported in several creeks, but nearby homes were largely spared, and the sewers in Buffalo and elsewhere were handling the runoff.

On the cusp of what could be bad news nationally, here's a story of (hopefully) good news...

[belcffub]

1. Great news...

I'm a FireFighter not to far from the affected area... spent two days working in the area providing EMS and other assistance... Had more calls then I can count... broken bones, structural issues, gas leaks, shoveling doors out, collapsed trailers and one code save... heck of a couple of days...

We were planning for the worst on the flooding... glad it did not come to pass...