(WWJ) A snowstorm, that was originally predicted to drop 1-3 inches of snow on Metro Detroit, left 4-6 inches on the ground and is making for a slow Thursday morning commute.
The snow started falling Wednesday afternoon and continued overnight.
"It just kept snowing and snowing and snowing yesterday piling up as much as five and six inches of snow especially in the northwest suburbs," AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Lundberg told WWJ's Chris Fillar Thursday morning.
Reports from the National Weather Service show six inches of snow fell in Wixom. 5.8 inches was reported in Rochester while 5.6 inches was reported in Shelby Township, in Macomb County.
Taylor, Pontiac and Dearborn were among the cities that declared snow emergencies, meaning residents had to move their cars off city streets so snow plows can clear the snow.
Many people received a Public Safety Alert from the city of Taylor regarding its snow emergency. It's unclear why the alert went out to all of Wayne County. It was unclear early Thursday morning why the alert went out across the county.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud took to social media shortly after saying:
Dear Taylor - thanks for the heads-up on the snow emergency here in Dearborn 😂
For everyone else: Dearborn’s snow emergency goes into effect at 4 am Thursday morning. Please make sure all vehicles are cleared from city streets so crews can do their work.
Thousands of K-12 students have the day off as school districts cancelled classes for Thursday due to poor road conditions.
AccuWeather was forecasting a bit of snow and flurries to start Thursday with little additional accumulation. It will become partly sunny later Thursday, but it will be cold. The high will be 21, but the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures will be in the single digits this afternoon.
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