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Few angled roofs collapsed during storms but it still was worrisome

Description

Few angled roofs collapsed during storms but it still was worrisome. Severalflat roofs in the Mid-Atlantic region collapsed during snowstorms of winter of2009/2010. Here cohesiveness of snow allows it to hang out over roof gutters.

Photographer

Captain Albert Theberge

Display Date

2010 February 6

Location

Maryland, Germantown

Collection

Weather Service

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps (ret.)

Keywords

Winter Storm Snow