Last Day in Buffalo

I am putting the finishing touches on the forecast for WGRZ's Noon show as of 11:35 AM. The number of folks without power is now down to 63,000. Residents are eagerly awaiting to hear if FEMA will declare portions of Erie County a Federal Disaster Area. 2000 crews are still working on cleaning up debris, mostly trees and tree limbs. There are several large school districts closed all this week. And, a few small communities are under a boiled water advisory.

Live Precision Dopper 2 (the station's radar) is, unfortunately, detecting more rain coming across Lake Erie. This is not good news for this area. Many basements still have water in them. Anywhere between 1/2 to 3/4" of rain is expected to fall between now and tomorrow morning.

I am sad to leave tonight. It breaks my heart to see all the damage and to know that for some folks, it is now day EIGHT without any power. I am glad I could pitch in to do a small part to help out our colleagues up here in Buffalo; It was nice to be back.

I'll see you back in DC Tuesday -- have a great weekend.