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How to Prevent Ice Dams on Jamestown Roofs This Winter

October 20, 2026

Winter in Jamestown, NY doesn’t do anything halfway. Cold air moving across Lake Erie drops band after band of lake-effect snow on Chautauqua County, and the hills around the city tend to catch more of it than the flatter towns along the shoreline. By January, it’s common to see thick ridges of ice along rooflines…