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Snow Emergency Declared For Bloomfield Township
The latest winter storm is expected to dump at least a foot of snow and drop temperatures well below zero, the National Weather Service reports.
Bloomfield Township is among those communities across southeast Michigan to already declare a snow emergency in advance of a major winter storm that won't really hit until late Sunday.
The township issued the emergency warning effective at 6 a.m. Sunday and said residents should not park on the streets due to the high volume of snow expected the fall throughout the day and early Monday morning. Township snow plows will go out at 3 a.m. Monday, according to the alert.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm warning for Oakland County through late Sunday night.
"The heaviest snow is expected to occur from Sunday afternoon into early evening when snowfall rates of 1-inch per hour will be possible," the NWS report states. "Storm total accumulations of 6 - 12 inches are forecast by the time snow tapers off on Sunday night."
Once the snow stops, a bitterly cold arctic air mass is expected to envelope the area, creating low temperatures that should dip well below zero degrees.
As of Sunday afternoon, officials with the Bloomfield Hills Schools had not made any decision about resuming classes as scheduled Monday morning.
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