**LIVE STORM TRACKING ON FOX 17 NEWS FROM 5-7PM** ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL RATES OF HALF AN INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. * THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW. * THE SNOWFALL WILL ADD ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO ALREADY STRESSED ROOFS...ESPECIALLY FLAT ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
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and last updated 2014-02-17 15:01:24-05
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