( CNN ) -- The snowfall might be subsiding in the Buffalo area but officials are warning people the deadly weather emergency is not close to being over . Especially with rain in the weekend forecast . Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz told reporters Thursday that while the storm may be largely over for snow purposes , authorities are exceptionally worried that buildings will collapse when the heavy snow pack soaks up the rain . `` There 's going to be a warm-up on Saturday , there will probably not be a tremendous amount of melt on Saturday , '' he said . `` There will be a rain starting on Saturday that will not initially create a situation where the snow will melt , but it will actually act as a sponge . So the water that is falling will go into the snow pack and will actually act as a sponge until it finally starts releasing it . '' The National Weather Service forecasts light rain to begin Saturday and temperatures to warm . The major concern is flooding , but Poloncarz said the weight on buildings could cause some to collapse . `` There will be even extra weight because of the rain . So this emergency is not over , '' he warned . On Thursday afternoon , Erie County officials said there was a `` significant threat of a roof collapse '' at the 184-bed Garden Gate Health Care Facility in Cheektowaga . Residents reported wall cracks and a sagging ceiling . Several feet of snow piled on the roof . Poloncarz , who had earlier tweeted that the roof was collapsing , later clarified the statement , saying beams in the building were twisted and walls cracked . No injuries were reported and patients were evacuated . Residents were taken temporarily to a business park , said Scott Zylka with the Erie County Sheriff 's Office , adding that the roof structure was compromised . The extreme weather has claimed at least 10 lives -- its latest victims two people with mental health issues who died of apparent exposure overnight , Dr. Gale R. Burstein , Erie County health commissioner , said Thursday . And the storm forced the NFL to announce that Sunday 's game between Buffalo and the New York Jets , scheduled to be played at the Bills ' Ralph Wilson Stadium , will be hosted at Detroit 's Ford Field on Monday night . Seeking shelter . At the Winchester Volunteer Fire Company station on Harlem Street , as many as 40 people stranded in the snow have sought shelter since Tuesday . More than 6 feet of snow cover the streets . Abandoned cars are barely visible under the drifts . Fire trucks ca n't leave the station . Attempts by firefighters to get out in an SUV were futile . One medic hopped on a snowmobile to rush to a call . Other volunteers jumped on ATVs to reach a home where the roof was buckling under the weight of the snow . Maria Odom 's two cats and a dog were rescued from the house . `` I 'm ready for it to end , '' Odom , 38 , said of the extreme weather . `` I 've lived here my whole life and I 've never seen anything like this . '' At the fire station , driver Steve Randall 's truckload of milk and eggs has served as the main source of provisions . Randall said he was stuck in his truck for nearly five hours before making his way to the firehouse , where people have been sleeping on tables to stay off the cold floor . `` We 've been eating like kings for a while but now we 're running out of food , '' he said . Firehouse occupants have been making quiche , served with milk and bread from a store across the street . From the Tops grocery store nearby , people hauling bags of food headed out into the snow by foot . One man dragged groceries in a sled ; another pulled his child through the snow in a laundry basket . Robert Mead embarked on a five-mile trek to bring formula to his 9-month-old baby . A year 's snowfall in 3 days ? In the past 24 hours , since the latest lake-effect storm started on Wednesday night , more than 3 feet of snow has fallen in several areas near Buffalo . In Wales Center , there was a new snowfall of 37 inches , according to a National Weather Service spotter . Residents just stared out their windows at the mounds of white stuff , if they could see out at all . In East Aurora , Lisa Gutekunst 's home was capped with more than 4 feet of snow , she said . `` The snow is coming down so hard you ca n't see out the window , '' she said earlier Thursday . `` We 've cleared our driveway so many times that we 've run out of places to put the snow . '' Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced a travel ban in south Buffalo for both cars and pedestrians from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. , citing the safety of residents as heavy equipment moved around town . If the forecast holds , more than a year 's worth of snow will have fallen in three days . In a typical year , Buffalo 's snowfall totals about 7 feet , according to the National Weather Service . Extreme conditions lead to tragedy . Ten people have died , including four who suffered cardiac issues while they shoveled snow and one who died in a car accident , Erie County officials reported . A man in his 60s had a heart attack while he tried to move a snow plow or a snow blower , Erie County deputy executive Richard Tobe said . Burstein told reporters that two residents of Niagara and Erie counties died overnight Thursday of apparent exposure . `` They both had chronic illnesses , '' she said . `` They both had mental health issues , and were found outside either their home or a close friend 's home . They had probably been there overnight . '' In Alden , a 46-year-old man was found dead inside a car buried in 12 to 15 feet of snow . In Genesee County , Jack Boyce , a 56-year-old county employee , died after collapsing Tuesday morning while operating a snow blower outside the county sheriff 's office , according to County Manager Jay Gsell . Brown and city officials recounted stories of rescuers trudging around snowdrifts as high as houses to get people to hospitals , and police officers delivering special baby formula to a pair of infants . A sporting chance . Wednesday night 's football game between the University of Buffalo and Kent State was postponed because the visitors ' equipment truck did n't arrive on time . The game has been tentatively rescheduled for Friday , school officials said in a statement . The National Football League announced it would move Sunday 's game from Ralph Wilson Stadium , which was buried in an estimated 220,000 tons of snow . The NFL statement said the contest will be played Monday night at 7 ET at Ford Field , which in 2010 played host to a Minnesota Vikings game after the roof of their stadium collapsed due to snow accumulation . Moving the game back a day will help the Bills , who have n't been able to practice this week . The team had been offering tickets to the game and $ 10 an hour to anyone willing to help remove the snow . Now it is offering refunds to fans who purchased tickets through the team . CNN 's Alexandra Field , Leigh Remizowski , Ashley Fantz , Jason Hanna , Ed Payne , Marcus Hooper , Martin Savidge and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report .
NEW : Authorities worry some buildings could collapse when snow sops up rain . Storm 's death toll is 10 . NFL game moved to Detroit 's Ford Field on Monday . Snow drifts have trapped people in their homes .