Machinery dig deep, clearing drains of potential obstacles. In the nation's capital, crews are working around the clock clearing catch basins so the slush has somewhere to go. Already melting snow has caused numerous roof collapse like these in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. KOCH: The greatest fear, massive flooding like that that swept through entire communities from Virginia to New York following the blizzard of 1996. The good thing is is that we're just sending the water back down into the sewer system where it would normally go. KEITH MELLIS, NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION: This is a very efficient operation now. They melt the snow using furnaces at a rate of 60 tons an hour. In New York City, they're beating Mother Nature to the punch with new dump truck sized machines. KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Mountains of white quickly turning into rivers of slush. Kathleen Koch shows how some cities are trying to fight back.

THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.ĬAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The big snowfall is history along the East Coast, and thank goodness for that.

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