Ferndale Public Schools Closed on Wednesday
A winter weather advisory is in effect until noon Wednesday.
A mix of rain, sleet and heavy snow Tuesday into Wednesday morning has resulted in a snow day for Ferndale Public Schools on Wednesday.
The district is among many in Metro Detroit to close on Wednesday, including nearby districts in Hazel Park and Oak Park, according to clickondetroit.com.
The National Weather Service issued the following alerts covering southeast Michigan, warning of heavy snowfall, dangerous road conditions and possible power outages in the storm's wake.
- A winter weather advisory in effect until noon Wednesday warned of snow accumulation up to 5 inches, coupled with poor visibility, creating hazardous conditions on area roadways.
- A special weather statement issued just after 8 p.m. Tuesday cautioned: "Visibilities in the heaviest activity will decrease to less than one mile. Snowfall accumulation during the next couple of hours will be between a half inch to an inch per hour. Motorists are urged to use caution due to fluctuations in visibility and quickly changing road conditions."
The snow is expected to continue today, with new accumulation up to 2 inches or more possible and a high of 36 degrees, according to the NWS.
What else is closed? Post closings or cancellations here; check back with Ferndale Patch throughout today for updates on the winter storm.
Ferndale_1986
11:10 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? CLOSED FOR TWO INCHES OF SNOW. WOW, THE BAR HAS REALLY BEEN LOWERED. SO EVERY WINTER, WE WILL CLOSE THE SCHOOLS EVERY TIME IT SNOWS?
Linda Baker
2:21 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
crazy the umber of times that the schools have been closed for such a little bit of snow this winter
Michelle Smith-Barrett
7:00 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
A day later I am still trying to figure out why our children missed a day of school. School closings should be dictated by EXCESSIVE amounts any combination of snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures. My children work hard to complete assignments & projects on time. They should be in school unless there is a major incident. Three inches of heavy snow is nothing to close schools over. I really hope our school district would share their criteria & methods they use to determine a snow day. We live in Michigan......snow is something we should expect during this time