The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for our area and WIND, BLOWING SNOW AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IS THE STORY FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS. Be prepared. -Dress warm, layer clothing, wear a hat, coat, gloves, scarf and cover face.-limit your time out doors to as little as possible. Frostbite can happen in just a few minutes with temperatures this low-Stay home if you can.-If driving use caution and make sure you have an emergency kit inside your car as well as blankets-Do not leave your pets outside for more than a few minutes. If you are cold so are they. -Fill your gas tank *If you haven elderly or disabled neighbors. Check on them*-Power outages could happen and that equals no heat. Do you have friends and family you can stay with? If not, please go to the fire station as they will serve as emergency warming centers for the City of Woodhaven. -Have you signed up for Nixle? This is an a community alert system. Text 48183 to 888777 to receive emergency notifications and community alerts.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND PLEASE BE SAFE!!!
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI1008 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022
MIZ075-076-082-083-230000-/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0003.221223T0000Z-221224T0900Z/Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-Including the cities of Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe1008 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENINGTO 4 AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Counties.
* WHEN...From 7 PM Thursday to 4 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel will become very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibilities to less than a half mile at times. The hazardous conditions will impact holiday weekend travel. Strong winds may bring down tree branches and cause scattered power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The arrival of an arctic cold front after evening rainfall will result in flash freeze conditions overnight tonight. Very cold conditions then persist into the weekend with wind chills dropping to around 20 degrees below zero at times Friday and Saturday. Scattered lake effect snow showers may bring additional light accumulations into Saturday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water inyour vehicle in case of an emergency.
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