They came down for lunch,” said Brooks. Charles Beckner, the service manager of Steve Huff Plumbing, told News Channel 11 that his crews have seen an increase in calls amid the frigid temperatures.

Alida Rogers thinks the regional water outage that caused thousands to lose clean running water for days may have messed up her plumbing system.

Thursday's warmer temperatures melted ice and snow, uncovering broken pipes for some residents and keeping plumbers busy.