Snowfall totals in the Ann Arbor area: 8.8 inches and counting
Nearly 9 inches of snow has fallen in Washtenaw County today, and police agencies continue to report crashes throughout the area.
The National Weather Service says the snow is expected to taper off by late afternoon, and a winter storm warning expires at 4 p.m.
This webcam shot from a University of Michigan camera shows the snow in Ann Arbor today.
University of Michigan
Nearly all school districts are closed today due to the weather. The University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Concordia University remain open.
Michigan State Police officials said all the post's available troopers are out on the streets, responding to calls of crashes. At 11:45 a.m., a crash was reported on westbound I-94 east of US-23.
Pittsfield Township has closed its offices for the remainder of the day. That has led to the cancellation of a design workshop this evening and all activities and classes at the Parks and Recreation Center, except for swimming classes.
Speaker Pro Tempore Pam Byrnes, D-Lyndon Township, has postponed her town hall event tonight on the Department of Natural Resources and Environment's recently released environmental justice plan. The event, which was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Skyline High School, has been canceled due to the weather and will be rescheduled in the near future.
In addition, the Ypsilanti school board and Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission meetings scheduled for tonight have been canceled.
Washtenaw County Road Commission officials said earlier today all 46 trucks are out, and they're focusing on the county's major thoroughfares and freeways.
Heather Orow, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake Township, said most of the region has seen 6 to 7.5 inches so far today.Â
Dennis Kahlbaum, a meteorologist with the University of Michigan, said the Ann Arbor measurement was at 8.8 inches at noon.
Orow said the snow will continue at its current pace before tapering off by late afternoon. Another storm is forecast for Wednesday, but that one is expected to bring less accumulation, Orow said.
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Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 4 p.m.
Nice job on the streets in A2.
Macabre Sunset
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 3:35 p.m.
As someone who grew up in the home of a tenured professor in Burns Park, I say... why didn't *I* have a nanny? I feel deprived now. Dad made me shovel the snow, too. I probably have repressed memories of abject poverty. Anyway. Most of Burns Park is relatively small homes. Very few "mansions" - maybe a few up in Ives Woods, and a handful just south of the park that haven't yet been converted to student housing or fraternities.
Chris
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 3:13 p.m.
If it has finished showing when you wake up, the by all means I agree, it would be curteous to shovel your sidewalks. But nagging people for not having clean sidewalks in the MIDDLE of a storm? Give me a break. What's the appropriate number of shovelings for a snowstorm? Do I go out every inch that accumulates? Maybe I could rig up a series of leaf blowers to keep it clear in real time... Get over yourself.
Barb
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 2:58 p.m.
I shoveled before work today... ordinance or not, I think it's common courtesy to clear your walks the morning after a big snowfall. And yes, I'll have to do it again tonite. It's part of being a good neighbor. Almost all my neighbors do the same thing.
mrk
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 2:40 p.m.
Geez oh petes, give us a chance to shovel our sidewalks. Leaving for work at 6:30 a.m., it would have been very difficult to shovel (and would have been covered with snow again anyway). I'll do mine when I get home tonight. Full disclosure: I live in a rental house on the SE side, not Burns Park. I am also a jogger and appreciate shoveled sidewalks, but we have 24 hours to do it according to the ordinance.
axilla
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 2:32 p.m.
I had to walk through Burns Park about two hours ago and not a single damn sidewalk had been shoveled. Lazy, good for nothing, tenured faculty can't seem to get their nannies to call their snow crew to get at it. Over 2/3 of my neighborhood in Ypsi had clean sidewalks this morning (including my own) but you get near mansion land in A2 and things go craptastic.
Freemind42
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 2:31 p.m.
The city has done a phenominal job removing the snow today. I am very happy with their effort. Thank you guys for getting on top of it early.
DagnyJ
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 2 p.m.
Umm, doesn't the mayor live in Burns Park, which seems to be the first place that was plowed?
Bridget Bly
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 : 12:21 p.m.
The city has a great website residents can use to see where snow plowing has been done, but it seems not to have been updated since 2/11. Since our street hasn't been plowed since approximately then, I can't get out to see whether this is accurate or not. :) Anyone know? Here's the link: http://www.a2gov.org/government/publicservices/fieldoperations/Pages/StreetSnowPlowingStatus.aspx