![FDNY firefighters from New York City load a rescue boat to prepare for possible flooding following a massive snow storm in Williamsville FDNY firefighters from New York City load a rescue boat to prepare for possible flooding following a massive snow storm in Williamsville](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/flood-pic.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
New York officials warn that the record-breaking amount of snow that has been blanketing the western parts of the state might wreak more havoc, as warmer weather threatens to inundate the area with water.
With temperatures set to hit the high 40s this week, the National Weather Service issued flood warnings on Sunday for several counties. Creeks have reportedly started to swell as the seven feet of snow that overwhelmed the region begins to melt.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said state officials had been activated over the weekend to prepare for potential flooding.
“With the possibility of flooding in areas already hit hard by major snowfall over the past few days, we have launched a massive deployment of emergency personnel and resources to western New York,” he said.
Cuomo said more than 500 National Guard members had been mobilized, while hundreds of water pumps and thousands of sandbags were in place to help combat any deluge.
Amazing Overhead Photos Offer New View Buffalo of Snow
![APTOPIX Wintry Weather Homes are covered in snow in West Seneca, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. The Buffalo area found itself buried under as much as 5½ feet of snow with another lake-effect storm expected to bring 2 to 3 more feet.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-01.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![LOCAL SNOWVEMBER AERIAL GEE Cars are covered in snow in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-07.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![LOCAL SNOWVEMBER AERIAL GEE A man digs out his driveway in Depew, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-04.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![LOCAL SNOWVEMBER AERIAL GEE Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. is buried in snow on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-06.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Wintry Weather Cars are stranded on Mile Strip Road at the entrance to Route 219 near Buffalo, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![LOCAL SNOWVEMBER AERIAL GEE Cars make their way through South Buffalo, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![LOCAL SNOWVEMBER AERIAL GEE Trucks are parked at Jim's Truck Stop in Cheektowaga,N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-02.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![LOCAL SNOWVEMBER AERIAL GEE A bulldozer clears the way for an ambulance in a neighborhood in West Seneca, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buffalo-snow-storm-08.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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