Snow Starts Flying In Metro Detroit As 80 Car Pile Up Reported In Grand Rapids
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) After weeks of unseasonably warm weather, Old Man Winter got some revenge on metro Detroit and parts west with a flurry of white stuff that made roads slippery for the Friday afternoon commute.
Moving from the west to the east, a series of snow squalls were reported beginning at about 3:45 p.m. "There's a couple of bursts going on that make it look worse than it actually is," reported CBS 62 Chief Meteorologist Jim Madaus.
The bursts will continue until 7 or 8 p.m., he added, but no real snow accumulation is expected. That means metro Detroit is getting off easy.
[MORE: Winter Weather Causes Slick Conditions, Accidents Throughout Metro Detroit]
In Grand Rapids, on the other hand, sudden bursts of snow led to whiteout conditions and a bevy of car crashes.
Dozens slide off, wreck on US-131. This is the highway at Indian Lakes. Via #ReportIt. Be careful! #TrafficAlert pic.twitter.com/Tf1NKMXqpX
— Leon Hendrix (@LeonHendrix) December 18, 2015
DEVELOPING: Pile-up with 80 vehicles on U-S 131 near Grand Rapids, Michigan in whiteout conditions via @wzzm13 pic.twitter.com/qdBA20Hojz
— Steve Grzanich (@SteveGrzanich) December 18, 2015
80-vehicle pile-up on southbound U.S. 131 in western Michigan amid whiteout between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. pic.twitter.com/hpclJbH736
— WeatherBug (@WeatherBug) December 18, 2015
More will come on this developing story.