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Snow, snow…go away!

Heavy snow exacerbates existing weaknesses in roofs.

By Jon McNeill | Updated on January 29, 2015

Many areas in the U.S. have set new records for snowfall since November. Just this week, New England got slammed with an epic, state-of-emergency blizzard that necessitated the deployment of the National Guard to evacuate a seaside community. Even as the snow stopped falling and the roads began to clear, experts were quick to warn that the threat of roof collapses would persist as the snows melted.

Yet FEMA was quick to point out that most buildings were not at risk of “snow induced failure” as long as basic preventative measures were taken and there was an accurate assessment of the capabilities of a structure to withstand a significant snowfall.

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