that snow piling up on rooftops, causing ice dam. when the snow continues to melt, those ice dams will continue to get bigger. when that snow continues to melt and doesn t have anywhere to go and it freezes and pools above the ice dam like a river dam and then it actually seeps underneath the shingles, through the tar paper and into people s homes. reporter: it s not just leakage. that heavy, wet snow is collapsing the roofs of homes and even entire shopping malls like this one in monroe township, new jersey. same with this townhome in somerville, new jersey, and this entire building at a bible camp in michigan. but the concern, not just with the roofs. if you don t have adequate drainage away from your home and could cause some cracking in your foundation. reporter: this is adding to an already chart-topping winter. snowiest on record in indianapolis and in new york central park. the snow is 300% above average.
substances himself because a-rod was, quote, scared of needles. rodriguez says he s innocent and won t give up vowing to fight this suspension in federal court. they say the odds are heavily stacked against him. looks like the experts are right. heavy rain on top of melting ice, now some areas are seeing major flooding. the state of ohio, warmer temperatures created an ice dam that pushed water over the river banks on saturday. and check this out. indoor nba game delayed because of rain. how do you have a problem inside? that s still ohio there. take a look at this. yes. this could be interesting. he saw something coming in. yeah. i m sensing with this much rain that s not uncommon, but that s not good. what happened in d.c. on saturday at the wizards/rockies game. the heavy rain caused a leak in the roof. officials delayed the game after
told you about yesterday. that family that had been missing in the sub zero temperatures in the mountains of nevada, they have been found safe and sound. this morning we re learning more about their ordeal. the father s survival skills have been credited with keeping the family alive. two adults and four children were able to survive for two days by burning a spare tire in their car to help keep them warm. rescue crews were eventually able to focus in on a cell phone signal and that s how they found the family s jeep. as it was lying upside down and they saw that by looking through binoculars. they went up on a site embankment and tipped off. the couple and the kids had food and water with them in the jeep. all six are doing just fine this morning. and thank goodness for that. dramatic new video showing the moment an ice dam broke open in colorado. part of the creek froze so quickly, there were few places the flowing water could go.
florida will be clear and dry. most of the rest of the nation will be clear and dry as well. mild along the west coast. the deep freeze will move to the northeast. a feared four-foot wall of water from an ice dam break in golden, colorado, never happened. officials say clear creek did rise three feet in 15 minutes and continues to rise. a dozen people were evacuated from an rv park, but they have been given the all-clear to return. ice dams this the area have been ice . ms this the area have been severe cold is a problem in minnesota where a 19-year-old college student is in critical condition after spending the night outside in sub-zero temperatures. she was found on the porch of a neighbor s home. police don t know how she ended up there. her parents say she suffered significant frostbite on her hands and feet and may end up losing them. a happier ending for a nevada family where the missing family was found alive.
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