I got in late Monday night and even though it was dark, I got the sense I was heading into a war zone. Honestly, all the beautiful tree lined streets for which I remember Buffalo (from having lived and worked here 8 years ago), looked like broken match sticks. I couldn't believe how quickly 2 feet of snow could virtually disappear, save for the piles that were still plowed up and around the tree debris lining the streets.

Now the main concern here is not only the lack of power for over 150 thousand residents, but the added rainfall on top of the snow melt. With the saturated soil, additional rain and breezy conditions, it is making it difficult for the power crews to climb the trees and dislodge the broken limbs, let alone fix the power lines.

As of 11am Tuesday, there is an Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory in effect.

I will be here through Thursday, lending a hand to our sister station WGRZ. Another one of our sister stations from Tampa has also sent a crew. Yesterday, the station was on the air from 5am - 4pm non stop.

Then they went on again from 5pm to 7pm.

Everyone looks exhausted.