Freeze. Thaw. Freeze again and thaw. Fluctuating temperatures are causing ice jams to form and melt again, creating flooding issues for residents who live near rivers.
Over in Willoughby Hills, yards on Millann Drive are flooded from thawing ice jams along the Chagrin River.
“They gave us the option if we were going to stay. We stayed and then we left, then we came back and then we were going to leave again last night… then we stayed," Nick Pfahl said about his family's experience in the neighborhood over the past few days.

Milann Drive is a horseshoe-shaped road that the river wraps around on three sides.
Photos of the area show water stagnating in front and back yards and covering parts of the road.

“The water will come all the way up the yard when we get a really heavy rain. That’s not an issue. When it carves new paths it’s an issue," Pfahl said. "I feel bad for my neighbors because right now we’re still safe.”
This is the same area that flooded earlier this week when temps climbed into the 40s.
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“The water was up Saturday morning, then it receded, then it was frozen. Then [my daughter] texted me last night and said it was flooding again. So that’s why I stopped out today,” said Dan Gauntner, who was chipping away and shoveling large ice slabs out of his daughter's garage on Milann Dr. Tuesday.
Neighbors told News 5 they've been monitoring the weather since an ice jam first broke free early Saturday morning. They're bracing for more flooding potential in the coming days.
“We’re a little worried about the rain, about the melting and how fast this is going to break up,” Gauntner said.
It's a worry echoed by first responders.
“Our concern is tomorrow night we’re looking at maybe a half-inch of rain,” said Willoughby Hills Fire Chief Robert Gandee.
He said the department will be closely monitoring the Chagrin River and coordinating with other riverfront communities throughout the week.
If conditions pose a significant risk, Gandee said neighbors will be encouraged to evacuate low-lying neighborhoods like Milann Drive. In the meantime, not much action can be taken.
“Unfortunately the safest way is - you kind of have to roll with the ice jam and get out its way, let it do its thing. And then go back to clean up and moving back,” the chief said.
Neighbors called it a messy situation.
“It’s just cleanup from here on out,” Gauntner said.
Some told News 5 they're not sleeping at night because they're watching the river.
“I’m not worried about the house getting completely destroyed, I just don’t want to get stuck to the point where we can’t get the kids out,” said Pfahl.
Rocky River
Sections of area rivers are overflowing with ice. This morning, Trent Magill documented all the ice piling up on Rocky River near the lake.
What is an ice jam?
Ice jams happen when chunks of ice clump together to block the flow of a river. This can then cause flooding in communities near the river.
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