anyone else in Michigan getting socked with a February blizzard?

[Mari333]

this sucks.

[leeroysphitz]

1. I'm in Detroit. Please don't tell me that things heading east.

:scared:

[Mari333]

2. ah yeah, it is. its a whiteout too.

(*&^%$#@!. :)
Detroit, MI
4:28 am EST, Sat., Feb. 21, 2009

... WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING. THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH... RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING OF THE SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&
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... HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM NEAR CHICAGO THIS MORNING TO CENTRAL LAKE HURON BY EVENING. AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR OCCURRING AT TIMES. THIS RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL LEAD TO QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW SHOULD WILL COME TO AN ABRUPT END BY EARLY EVENING... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND THUMB WHERE THE SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. OVERALL... 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER A SIX HOUR PERIOD TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE EVENING MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND THUMB REGION.

[1gobluedem]

3. Right now it's the calm before the storm

But it's coming. That's okay -- I planned a day at home anyway. Making a big pot of chili and getting ready for my trip to Miami!

The snow is good for the lakes. Just keep remembering that as you shovel.

[Mari333]

10. I keep remembering 'this will be a beautiful spring' with all the meltoff

same thing last yr..beautiful flowers, wonderful spring and garden. no complaints when the snow turns into liquid gold. :)

[Zuiderelle]

4. I was wondering where it was. I expected to wake up to snow again this morning.

I guess it's moving slower than expected. Maybe I should go to the grocery store now. :scared:

[Mari333]

9. I did that yesterday, stocked up

and now I am going to blame the CANADIANS. damn them. :P

[kedrys]

5. I love that the interstates seem to be curiously unaffected on that radar map

How do you do that? :P

Seriously, stay warm and safe. That looks like a doozy. :hi:

[auntAgonist]

6. It's snowing heavily here. No wind to speak of yet

Well at least things will look nice and clean again.

:hi:

aA

[leeroysphitz]

7. It has begun. n/t

[1gobluedem]

8. Yep, here too.

Time to get the chili on the stove.

[Zuiderelle]

12. Yep, here too!

:D :bounce:

:hi:

[no name no slogan]

11. You're welcome

That's the same Alberta Clipper that hit Minnesota yesterday afternoon around rush hour. Looks like it's picked up some moisture over the lake, and you're going to get dumped on.

We got 3" in Minneapolis, but that was before it crossed Lake Michigan. At least it's on the weekend...

[MrScorpio]

13. This is Michigan, dammit. Snow don't stop us from anything

Just got back from the delish Chinese buffet

The joint was crowded

[bif]

14. It's snowing cats and dogs here in Detroit

We went down for the Polar Bear jump in the Detroit River at the Roostertail this morning. Just as the "swimmers" cam out on the dock,, it started snowing. Poor folks.

[Mari333]

15. update: stay off the roads Michiganders

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/snowstorm_aims_for_west_michigan