DETROIT (WWJ) -- Drivers are urged to proceed with caution, as snow has made roads and freeways slick and treacherous — causing crashes all around metro Detroit.
A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect until 7 p.m. Monday for most of Southeast Michigan.
AccuWeather meteorologists were predicting up to four inches in some areas. The National Weather Service is reporting three and a half inches of snow in Rochester Hills and Lapeer, nearly three inches of new snow in St. Clair Shores and two inches in Garden City. Weather spotters are reporting about an inch-and-a-half in Ann Arbor.
DeVore said the most steady snow, which began falling in the morning, would continue off-and-on throughout the day.
"It should taper to some snow showers as soon as we get towards the afternoon and evening," DeVore said, "but in the middle of the day we could pile up one to as much as three inches; with even maybe some locally higher amounts."
Drivers are advised to expect very slippery travel, with the higher amounts of snow creating slow driving at times.
Throughout the afternoon, multiple crashes were reported on icy Detroit-area roads and freeways.
As the afternoon commute got underway, a jackknifed semi truck along I-696 eastbound at Greenfield Rd. had traffic backed up for miles.
"The drive is not a pretty one," WWJ's Tracy McCaskill reported. "We're watching a lot of trouble spots along the area roadways. Checking the Triple-A jam cams... several slow spots due to very icy conditions and a number of crash around metro Detroit.
McCaskill said extremely icy and slick conditions were being reported by drivers in the Novi/Southfield/Farmington area, along I-696 between Greenfield and I-275.
A crash was reported on southbound I-75 between Joslyn and Lapeer roads in Auburn Hills, though authorities reportedly responded to vehicles on both sides of the freeway in that area.
According to the National Weather Service, the hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute, with snowfall rates near one inch per hour rates possible at times. Visibility in falling snow may be reduced below one mile, and there may be rapid fluctuations of visibility.
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If you're outside with the snow blower, you'll want to bundle up. Temperatures will reach up into the mid-20s in the day and plunge into the single digits overnight.
After a bitterly cold Tuesday with a high of only 20 degrees, DeVore said cold temperatures and dry conditions will continue into the week.
The next chance for more snow showers, he said, will be Thursday into Friday.
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