Update: New Snow Total Could Reach 10 Inches

Update, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.: Snow accumulations could reach 10 inches before it stops falling at 4 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.Between 6-10 inches is now predicted. The 36 hour total snowfall accumulations from Saturday evening through early Monday morning will range from 8-14 inches.

A wind chill warning remains in effect from 7 a.m. Monday to 1 a.m Wednesday. Wind chills will drop to between 20 and 30 below zero during  the day Monday as temperatures fall below zero, according to NWS.

Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm warning for Oakland County through 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5. The warning area also includes the counties of St. Clair, Livingston, Macomb and Washtenaw. 

Snowfall amounts will range from 1-3 inches by daybreak Sunday, according to NWS. 

"The heaviest snow is expected to occur from Sunday afternoon into early evening when snowfall rates of 1-inch per hour will be possible. Storm total accumulations of 6 - 12 inches are forecast by the time snow tapers off on Sunday night," states the report.

Temperatures drop dramatically 

"The coldest air to affect southeast Michigan in several years will then surge into the area on Monday in the wake of this storm," according to NWS. "This bitterly cold arctic air mass will bring dangerously cold wind chills through the first part of the upcoming week."

The low Monday night is expected to be 11 degrees below zero.

The city of Troy issued a snow alert on Sunday afternoon. Snow trucks reported to major city roads and county roads before planning to work on subdivision roads. According to an email blast from the city:

Current Plan: Cleanup major roads until wet after snow fall stops, the snow is expected to stop around 2 to 4 am Monday morning.  Major road cleanup takes approximately 6 hours after the snow stops falling. We expect to have 16 contractor trucks on the local roads at 6 am Monday morning. We will have enough contractors to work in 4 square mile sections. When City trucks move into the local roads we will begin working in the additional square miles. 

• Don't park on the street. Move your cars out of the street and especially cul-de-sacs into the driveways when an accumulating snow is predicted. It is difficult to maneuver trucks around on dry pavement let alone in icy conditions.
• Give plows and salt trucks room to maneuver. When applying salt and plowing snow they have to change lanes, back up and make more frequent stops.
• Don't pass trucks when salt is being applied or snow is being plowed. Keeping control of your vehicle can be extremely difficult.
• Don't pull out into the intersection when snowplow trucks are approaching. Drivers cannot control the snow coming off the plow blade. The snow often contains rocks and other debris from the roadway.
• Don't shovel snow into the street when clearing sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. This makes clearing the roadway more difficult and creates more hazardous ice patches.
• Dig out fire hydrants if there is a fire hydrant at your curb. In the event of a fire emergency, this could help save a life by helping the fire department locate the hydrant more quickly.
• It is the property owner’s responsibility to clear sidewalks abutting your property.
• Do not move snow into the roadway from your driveway.
• Make sure children do not play in snow banks and they keep a safe distance away from snow plows.  
• The area around mailboxes must be clear in order for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail.