Update: The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for potential ice and water release through 8 p.m. A Pitkin ...

Anyone living near a river should prepare immediately for potential ice jams and flooding over the coming days.

A flood advisory has been issued for Butler and Platte counties due to an ice jam in the Platte and Loup rivers.

Platte County Emergency Management shared a view of the ice jam Thursday morning.

The phenomenon occurs in rivers when chunks of ice build up and interrupt the natural flow of water.

Rivers and creeks across Western Pennsylvania are freezing over thanks to the unrelenting frigid temperatures, but it might ...