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LEON:..WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE
TONIGHT WITH THE LATEST
DETAILS FROM CITY LEADERS
ABOUT THAT STATE OF
EMERGENCY.HEATHER:..AND WE'RE
TRACKING THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER IN YOUR FORECAST.LET'S
GO FIRST TO CHIEF METEORLOGIST
BILL STEFFEN WHO IS IN THE 24
HOUR TRACKING CENTER TONIGHT.
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BILL WHAT WE'RE TRACKINGWINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY - 7 PM MONDAY
TO 1 AM WEDNESDAYRIVER FLOOD
WARNINGSSCATTERED FLURRIES
THIS EVENINGDRY MONDAY DURING
THE DAYSNOW TO A WINTRY MIX
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
EVENINGANOTHER STORM WITH SNOW
AND A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN
THURS. NIGHT AND FRIDAYTONIGHT
SCATTERED FLURRIES THIS
EVENING - DRY LATER TONIGHT -
SLICK SPOTS POSSIBLE - LOW
NEAR 20 WITH WINDS E-NE AT 5-
10 MPH.TOMORROW MOST OF THE
DAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY AND
DRY WITH A HIGH OF 30 AND AN
EAST-NORTHEAST WIND AT 5-15
MPH. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE
EVENING AND MAY BECOME MIXED
WITH FREEZING RAIN.MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SNOW IS
LIKELY WITH A 3-6"
ACCUMULATION (CLOSER TO THE 6"
NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF G.R.
SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADS,
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S
AND WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST
AT 10-15 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY COLDER AIR
WRAPS IN ON THE BACK-SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM, WITH GUSTY WINDS
AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS -
MORE SLICK SPOTS AND A LITTLE
DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY. HIGH
WEDS. IN THE MID-UPPER 20S.
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ANOTHER
STORM WITH SNOW - POSSIBLY
ANOTHER 6" - AND A CHANCE OF A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. SLICK
SPOTS FOR SURE. TEMPS. IN THE
LOW 30S AND BREEZY.WEEKEND
PREVIEW A COLD WEEKEND IS
AHEAD, WITH A CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OR SNOW SHWERS. HIGHS
WILL REACH THE LOW 20S.
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BILL:..
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LEON:..
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LEON:..A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS
IN EFFECT IN GRAND RAPIDS THIS
WEEKEND AS OFFICIALS CONTINUE
TO REACT TO LAST WEEK'S ICE
STORM.HEATHER:..GOVERNOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER ANNOUNCED THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY LAST NIGHT.
DESPITE THE ONGOING OUTAGESTHE
DECLARATION IS SO GRAND RAPIDS
GETS HELP WITH TREE AND DEBRIS
CLEAN UP.
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HEATHER:..24 HOUR NEWS 8'S
MARVIS HERRING IS LIVE IN
GRAND RAPIDS TONIGHT WITH
REACTION FROM CITY OFFICIALS.
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MARVIS:..GOOD EVENING CITY
CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING 12
HOUR SHIFTS a&AND THERES
STILL HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS
THEY HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
GET TO YET.LIKE THIS ONE RIGHT
HERE NEAR APPLE AVENUE AND
WINONA.
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BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT TO
SAY THESE CREWS HAVEN'T BEEN
BUSY.WE FOLLOWED ALONG WITH
ONE TEAM THIS AFTERNOON ON
GRAND RAPIDS' WEST SIDE.THE
CITY FORESTER TELLS ME NORTH
GRAND RAPIDS SAW THE WORST
DAMAGE.FORESTRY CREWS ARE
HANDLING THE BIGGER MORE
TECHNICAL JOBSa&BUT THE
CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT, MICHIGAN DEPT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND WYOMING
CREWS ALSO HELPED.RIGHT NOW
IT'S A RACE AGAINST MOTHER
NATURE
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DAN COY/FORESTER, CITY OF
GRAND RAPIDS 163525 THE
HARDEST PART FOR US RIGHT NOW
IS REALLY THE COLD AND SNOW[Y]
CONDITIONS I MEAN WE'RE
SLIDING AROUND OUT HERE AND A
LOT OF TIMES FOR OUT STORM
EVENT WE LEAN ON OUR FOLKS IN
THE STREET DEPARTMENT THEY'RE
A BIG HELP FOR US BUT RIGHT
NOW THOSE GUYS ARE OUT IN THE
SALT TRUCKS AND THEY'RE
PLOWING AND GETTING THE SNOW
OFF THE STREETS WHICH DON'T
GET ME WRONG THAT'S A HUGE
HELP THAT'S RIGHT WHERE WE
NEED THEM BUT THAT MEANS WE
DON'T HAVE THEM PICKING UP
THESE BRANCHES AND HELPING US
IN THAT WAY
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MARVIS:..THERE'S STILL SOME
350 WORK ORDERS FOR DOWNED
TREES AND BRANCES IN THE
CITY'S SYSTEM.IF YOU HAVE
BRANCHES DOWN IN YOUR YARDYOU
CAN HELP CREWS BY PULLING
THOSE TO THE CURB AND FACING
ALL THE CUT ENDS IN ONE
DIRECTION.MORE AT 11
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HEATHER:..
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POWER OUTAGES FROM LAST WEEK'S
STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RESTORED
BY TOMORROW.
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I CAN HEAR THE CHEERS.
CONSUMERS ENERGY EXPECTS TO
RESTORE POWER TO THE FEWER
THAN 10 THOUSAND HOMES AND
BUISNESSES STILL WITHOUT POWER
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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THIS IS A LOOK AT
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HOW THE OUTAGES ARE LOOKING
RIGHT NOW.MOST OF THE OUTAGES
ARE NOW NORTH EAST OF GRAND
RAPIDS...YOU CAN FUND A LINK
TO THIS OUTAGE MAP ON WOOD TV
DTOT COM.....
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HEATHER:..AS POWER CONTINUES
TO BE RESTORED, EMERGENCY
SHELTERS ARE CONTINUING TO BE
CONSOLIDATED.OFFICIALS IN KENT
COUNTY SAY ANYONE NEEDING
SHELTER TODAY IS BEING
RELOCATED TO WALLIN
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN
NORTHWEST GRAND RAPIDS. ALL
OTHER SHELTERS IN THE AREA ARE
EXPECTED TO CLOSED BY EARLY
THIS EVENING.
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LEON:..KENT COUNTY'S HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IS ASKING YOU TO
CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO'VE LOST
POWER AND MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH
FOOD.THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE
MAIN CONCERN IS MAKING SURE
THAT THE ELDERLY AND THOSE
WITH MOBILITY ISSUES HAVE
ENOUGH TO EAT AS AS THEY WAIT
FOR THEIR POWER TO COME BACK
ON. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
REMINDS PEOPLE THAT ANY FOOD
THAT HAS BEEN UNREFRIGERATED
FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS SHOULD
BE DISCARDED.
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LEON:..WE'VE GOT MORE TIPS
ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH POWER
OUTAGES ON OUR WEBSITE,
WOODTV.COMYOU CAN ALSO FIND
CONTINUING COVERAGE ON THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY AND OF
COURSE, THE LATEST ON THE
FORECAST.
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