Late last week and through last weekend, temperatures around the resort area rarely if ever got above the freezing mark and many of the days saw high temperatures in the teens. Through mid-week, temperatures rose slightly, but a winter storm dropped about six inches of snow on the area Tuesday, complicating the issue. Late this week, another blast of arctic air has arrived in the area, resulting in the same extreme drops in temperature.
As a result, the area has seen hundreds of cases of frozen pipes bursting and flooding residences and businesses with no relief in sight. Ocean City Communications Director Jessica Waters said on Wednesday there had been over 200 reported cases of frozen pipes bursting in the resort alone, including 37 from Monday to Wednesday.
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Even smart people are sometimes winter stupid.They won't even open cabinet doors to allow warm air to keep the pipes under sinks from freezing or take any common sense precautions.The 2 biggest Eastern Shore problems during cold weather will always be how to drive on ice and how to keep pipes from freezing.
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