Parts Of Michigan Dig Out After Storm Dumps Snow
ALLEGAN (WWJ/AP) - Parts of Michigan are digging out after a winter storm brought as much as 17 inches of snow, strong winds and hazardous driving conditions.
Some schools in Allegan, Cass and Van Buren counties in the southwestern Lower Peninsula were closed Tuesday following the snow, which began Sunday.
The National Weather Service says Allegan County received up to 15 inches of snow from Sunday through Monday evening. In the Upper Peninsula, more than 17 inches was reported in Houghton County.
The weather service says a winter storm warning was lifted Tuesday in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. It was in effect for areas including Gaylord, where at least 8 inches was reported, and Traverse City, where several inches fell. Officials say weather was a factor in at least two fatal accidents Sunday.
While there's no shoveling to be done in Metro Detroit, Tuesday has been a brisk and cold one -- the coldest day yet this year.
WWJ AccuWeather forecasters say it will get as cold as 20 degrees in the afternoon, with a real-feel temperature down in the the single digets and flurries possible.
A warm front is coming, though, with 30s predicted on Wednesday and Thursday and 40s on Friday and into the weekend with a chance of snow on Saturday.
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