Articles tagged: winter

With poll: Updated forecast: Up to 8 inches of snow headed for Ann Arbor

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Posted: Feb 25, 2013

What could be one of the biggest snowstorms of the season will start off Tuesday afternoon with a messy mix of snow and rain Tuesday before eventually dumping up to 8 inches of snow on the Ann Arbor area, forecasters said. Read more »

Bitter cold invades Ann Arbor; wind-chill values below zero expected

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Posted: Jan 02, 2013

Anyone venturing outside in the Ann Arbor area Thursday would be wise to don a hat and gloves and a very warm coat before walking out the door. Read more »

Washtenaw County Road Commission facing winter with aging trucks and a small crew

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Posted: Oct 15, 2012

Editor's note: This story has been edited to reflect Washtenaw County has four maintenance yards. Though last year was a mild winter for southeast Michigan, Washtenaw County’s resulting salt surplus won’t put the Road Commission ... Read more »

Will winter pack a wallop in Ann Arbor?

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Posted: Oct 06, 2012

If you're not a big fan of snow, you're in luck. Forecasters are predicting a rather wimpy winter for the Ann Arbor area. Read more »

Winter of 2011-12 fifth warmest on record in Ann Arbor

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Posted: Mar 02, 2012

You may not need the statistics to confirm it, but this winter has been one of the warmest on record in the Ann Arbor area. The December-through-February period was the fifth warmest in Ann Arbor ... Read more »

Blast of winter cold and snow headed for Ann Arbor

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Posted: Feb 09, 2012

Winter, the season that this year forgot, will make a brief appearance this weekend in the Ann Arbor area. A little snow and a blast of bone-chilling cold will move in Friday. Cold temperatures will ... Read more »

Commuter's nightmare: Light snowfall leads to 79 crashes on Ann Arbor-area roads

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Posted: Jan 13, 2012

An overnight snowfall didn’t amount to much in terms of inches, but it caused havoc on the roadways Friday morning. Drivers slid and crashed into each other at an unusually high rate throughout the morning. Read more »

Updated: Overnight snowfall sends drivers crashing on Ann Arbor-area roads

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Posted: Jan 13, 2012

An overnight snowfall continues to make a mess of the morning commute in the Ann Arbor area. Among reported crashes is a jackknifed semi truck on northbound US-23 at North Territorial. Read more »

Updated forecast: Bulk of snow will hit Ann Arbor on Friday

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Posted: Jan 12, 2012

Colliding low pressure systems still are expected to dump 2 to 4 inches of snow on the Ann Arbor area starting tonight, but the bulk of the snow will come on Friday, forecasters now say. Read more »

Updated: Winter storm could dump up to 4 inches of snow on Ann Arbor area

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Posted: Jan 11, 2012

Get the shovels ready, Ann Arbor. The winter reprieve is almost over. How much we have to shovel will depend on whether a lake-effect band of snow heads our way, meteorologists say. Read more »

Brutal winter in store for Ann Arbor, southeast Michigan

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Posted: Oct 05, 2011

Bitter cold, buckets of snow and a spring that’s slow to arrive. That’s the forecast for Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan this winter, according to AccuWeather.com. The Great Lakes and Upper Midwest will take the ... Read more »

Snow in April? How about May? It's happened before in southeast Michigan

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Posted: Apr 18, 2011

Bummed out about an April snowfall? Hey this is Michigan. We’re used to it right? Well, that depends on your perspective. Read more »

Winter weather advisory extended for Ann Arbor area; 2 to 4 inches of snow expected

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Posted: Apr 18, 2011

The bad news: The winter weather advisory in effect for the Ann Arbor area has been extended until 1 p.m., and the National Weather Service is still predicting 2 to 4 inches of snow from ... Read more »

Winter weather advisory: Several inches of snow could snarl Monday morning commute in Ann Arbor

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Posted: Apr 17, 2011

The calendar says it’s spring, but Old Man Winter refuses to believe it. He’s threatening to snarl the Monday morning commute with a few inches of snow. Yes, snow. The National Weather Service has issued ... Read more »

Man killed in crash on I-94 near Chelsea is identified

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Posted: Mar 24, 2011

A man killed Wednesday night in a crash on I-94 at the Pierce Road entrance ramp near Chelsea has been identified as 31-year-old Darius Morris of Ypsilanti. Morris was driving a 2002 Ford Ranger pickup ... Read more »