Its going to be a different melt: Sask. warm temperatures spark melt concerns [Video]

With the warmer-than-usual temperatures on Wednesday, some are thinking about the excess snow sitting around properties that will be melting rapidly and could cause issues.

On a day with above-normal temperatures like Wednesday in Saskatoon, any snow accumulation will likely be melting fast, but how it melts and where it goes, is the mystery each spring.

“It all depends on how the melt happens and how it reacts to people’s homes,” business development manager with Saskatoon Fire and Flood Tiago Moreira told CTV News.

While it’s been a relatively gradual melt this year, the nature of the snow we’re dealing with right now could pose problems according to Moreira whose company specializes in extreme clean-up services.

“The snow right now is very crusty and very hard at the moment,” he said.

“So it’s going to be a different melt compared to last year’s melt which was very dry. There was …