After a brief blip that gave us a White Christmas, metro Detroit has been mostly bereft of snowfall ... until now.
A squall on Sunday brought up to 3.5 inches in some parts of metro Detroit, especially in Oakland County where at least that much fell in Royal Oak and Novi.
Three inches was reported in Ferndale and Berkley, while Southfield and Farmington got 2.5 and downriver communities got hardly anything. Milford, Howell, Livonia and Garden City got about an inch-and-a-half.
Disappointed? Wait a minute.
Another system is moving through that could dump up to six inches across the region; while most of metro Detroit is expected to get one to three.
The National Weather Service has issues a Winter Weather Advisory, in effect from 1 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday
The storm will sweep in south, so downriver could get hit this time. Click on Detroit reports the heaviest snowfalls will be in the central heart of metro Detroit.
Snow is expected to fall after midnight, so Tuesday's commute could be a problem, experts said. If you're driving to work or school, allow extra time to arrive.
Joe Hubbell of Outdoor Enhancements in Lake Orion is getting his snowplow ready and getting as much sleep as he can ahead of time. "Twelve inches is a Super Bowl. What are we getting -- four? That's nothing. It's enough, though. It'll keep me out for 30 hours," Hubbell told WWJ's Charlie Langton.
While Hubbell gets his plow ready, Click On Detroit is reporting this blast of winter could be a doozy for those shoveling by hand.
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"The next batch of snow coming in will be a heavier weight of snow, so it’ll be tougher to shovel but, on the bright side, it’ll be better for making snowmen," they reported.
And don't expect it to melt anytime soon: A big chill is settling into metro Detroit with a high Monday of 27 degrees and lows Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of 12, 14 and 16 degrees respectively. The deep freeze is expected to last through next weekend.