Road Closed - all of them into, out of and anywhere near Michigan

[Pete in MI]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PETOSKEY MICHIGAN
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
653 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN PETOSKEY...MICHIGAN.

DUE TO WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AND MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ADVISE EVERYONE TO STAY OFF AREA ROADWAYS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
911 FOR ASSISTANCE


Its 3 degrees above zero winds at 28 miles per hour gusting to 40 miles per hour which means a windchill between -25 below zero at 28 miles per hour and dropping to around -30 below zero here at Houghton Lake.

From the weather map and what I have seen on TV looks like the whole state from Ohio boarder to the furthest tip of the Upper Penninsula is closed. Good day to read a good book.

Unfortunately for me I had to go out to put sheet metal screws into the exterior of my house before the wind ripped off the sheet metal. Ever try NOT waking up the family (birds, dogs and people) while dragging a ladder through the house? Well good news everyone got to sleep and Casey has no school. Oh yeah, guess come spring I might find the cover to my snow blower that seems to have been launched in the wind.

So I haven't even had my first cup of coffee yet....hope your day is going better than mine has so far.

Be careful if you are in this arctic cold and snow. Be safe and warm.

 

[VT Dave]

n/t

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

It is 7 degrees here with much lower wind chill. Unfortunately we got very little of the white stuff, it plum blew away! I think we had plenty hit the ground, but it blew clear over to Lake Erie! No school here either! Too Icy!

 

[Mike Chgo area]

n/t

 

[Pete in MI]

not drifts just a full street of snow. Ours is a south to north street. The wind was out of the south or southwest which resulted in it (wind) getting up under the sheeting next to our porch (and under the roof). All the rattling made us think we were going to lose a lot of sheeting it it got ripped off. Had no choice but to get out and screw it down this morning. Had it happen once before but we thought we had a 'critter' up there and it fell through. Learned something new.