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Snow emergencies amid winter storm in Metro Detroit: Check the list here

Vehicles should be removed from streets

ClickOnDetroit Staff

Cars are covered by snow during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Communities across Metro Detroit are starting to issue snow emergencies.

Snow emergencies are generally declared when a certain amount of snow is predicted within a short period of time or when weather conditions will make the roads hazardous.

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In most cases, vehicles left on the street need to be removed from the roads when a snow emergency is declared or the vehicle owner will be ticketed. The cost of the ticket varies between cities and more information can be found on your city’s website.

This winter storm could bring 2-7 inches of snow to Metro Detroit on Friday into Saturday, click here for our latest coverage. You can download the free 4Warn Weather app for live radar, weather alerts and storm tracking.

Here’s a list of the snow emergencies that have been issued so far in Metro Detroit for Friday, Jan. 12 and Saturday, Jan 13:

Genesee County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

Lapeer County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

Lenawee County

  • Blissfield -- effective 3 p.m. Friday-7 p.m. Saturday.

Livingston County

  • Howell -- effective noon Friday-5 p.m. Saturday.

Macomb County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

Monroe County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

Oakland County

  • Auburn Hills -- effective 11 a.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday.
  • Birmingham -- effective 5:30 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Saturday.
  • Huntington Woods -- starting 3 p.m. Friday until roads are cleared.
  • South Lyon -- effective 5 p.m. Friday- 11 a.m. Saturday.
  • Clawson -- effective 6 p.m. Friday until 48 hours after it stops snowing.
  • Farmington -- effective 7 p.m. Friday.
  • Pontiac -- effective 10 p.m. Friday until Monday at 8 p.m.

Sanilac County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

St. Clair County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

Wayne County

  • Garden City -- Effective 7 p.m. Friday until further notice.
  • Dearborn -- Effective until 12 p.m. Saturday
  • Dearborn Heights -- Effective until 8 a.m. Saturday

Washtenaw County

  • No snow emergencies to report.

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