Saginaw Street and Strip

..FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN OHIO THIS EVENING INTO
UPSTATE NEW YORK BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIDESPREAD RAIN THAT HAS IMPACTED MUCH OF THE
AREA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THIS
SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR A COMPLETE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE NIGHT. THE
SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW
FREEZING BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND MAY POTENTIALLY FREEZE STANDING
WATER ON THE ROADS.
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE
OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN SHIAWASSEE AND
SAGINAW COUNTIES.


IMPACTS...

* SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE
SLIPPERY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
621 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2011
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT...

MIXED RAIN AND SNOW HAS CHANGED TO ALL SNOW AT MOST LOCATIONS IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS INDICATE AN INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE REST OF
THE EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FIRST
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 69 UP TO SAGINAW AND THEN DEVELOP
INTO THE THUMB BETWEEN CARO...SANDUSKY...AND BAD AXE. A SLUSHY
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM...WITH UP TO AN INCH EAST OF
THERE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE THUMB.

these where taken around 7:45 PM tonight.
the roads where pretty SHITTY...only going about 35 mph on M-52 tonight!

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1012 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

..FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN OHIO INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
WIDESPREAD RAIN THAT IMPACTED THE AREA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS...
AND NOW WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE SNOW WILL
END LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING
BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND MAY POTENTIALLY FREEZE SLUSHY SNOW
ACCUMULATION AND STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES.

IMPACTS...

* SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE
SLIPPERY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.