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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The great thaw has begun across the Bay State.
The ongoing arctic temperatures and heaps of flurries have left some residents feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. Storm after storm has left snow roughly waist-high in places like Norton, and some locals say that they are ready for the warm weather to arrive.
"Oh, it seems like it's never-ending. We have been hit with so much snow in the last couple of weeks," one resident said.
Now that the snow has started to melt, residents say that more trouble awaits in the day-to-day of navigating the sloppy conditions.
"Just this morning, I walked on the ground, and I went right through a big puddle. I didn't even realize it had melted," another resident said.
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After searching for places to put the access snow, some residents say that their biggest concern now is flooding. As snow farms defrost and sidewalks clear, some say they don't know what's going to happen when the snow finally melts.
"A lot of people's houses could definitely flood. It's too much snow," one resident explained. "There's no place to put it."
After weeks of snowstorms and cold fronts, Massachusetts might finally get a reprieve from the arctic temperatures.
The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts temperatures will hit 60 degrees next week. The warmup will begin Sunday with temperatures in the 40s.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Chris Fama (CFamaWBZ) reports.