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With forecasters calling for another substantial snowfall, Marylanders are being urged to prepare for a new round of power outages and possible property damage.
Alex DeMetrick reports it all comes down to the weight the storm drops.
Roof specialists have been out on calls since Saturday, when heavy snow began ripping away things like porch awnings.
"Then I jumped up and looked and said, 'Oh my God, it is down," said one woman.
Far more dangerous is a roof collapse. A church in Baltimore was demolished when its roof gave way. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
"Normally, most roofs are OK, as long as they are structurally sound. The ones that are coming down are the ones we normally have problems underneath the framing more than anything else. So it is not really anything we can do about it," said Jim Reilly, Allied Restoration.
Not much can be done about the thaw and re-freeze that create ice dams. Gutters pull loose and water damage is possible. Unless you can be absolutely sure of your footing, trying to clear off a roof is risky.
"We get calls from people wanting to get their roofs cleared off, but we really can't do much with that at all. It's not safe for anybody," said Reilly.
The heavy snow from this past weekend is still creating problems and not just for drivers.
BGE crews also have to deal with it and more snow on top of what's already fallen is not a good scenario.
"We have snow still on trees, particularly on pine tress and then you overlay that with an additional foot of snow, there is no doubt we are going to have outages. And customers who think they have not lost their power are out the woods, not so. They need to start preparations now. This is not a joke," said Rob Gould, BGE.
To get read, BGE is urging customers to stockpile batteries and flashlights and charge cell phones if you do not have a landline in your home.
This past weekend, the storm knocked out power to 100,000 BGE customers.
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