Chelsea Schools Cancel Evening Activities Amid Snow Emergency

With snow still falling at a heavy clip, the National Weather Service has declared a winter storm warning for much of the area today. Heavy snowfall yesterday and today led Wayne County to declare a snow emergency, and Wayne State cancelled classes and evening activities today, starting at 2 pm. With expected snowfall of 5 to 8 inches Wednesday, officials have warned local motorists not to travel unless absolutely necessary.

Snow is still falling heavily in Chelsea this afternoon, and the National Weather Service reports that the rate of snowfall areawide will “exceed 1 inch per hour between 3pm and 7pm and will occasionally reach 2 inches per hour.” The winter storm warning is in effect for many Michigan counties, including Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Wayne.

According to Chelsea Public Schools, “All after school events are cancelled today, Wednesday, December 13 for the Chelsea School District due to worsening road conditions through the evening.” The superintendent’s office has made no announcement yet regarding any school closings or delays for tomorrow, but the district makes its decision no earlier than 10 pm the night before and not later than 5 am the day of a closing due to inclement weather, and will post this information to both Twitter and its main website, as well as making details available to hundreds of local media outlets.

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