BACK TO YOU.
Carmen: AS SHE SHOWED US WITH
RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, A LOT OF
ICE ON THE ROADS.
Devin: PAULA TUTMAN IS LIVE
IN ROMEO.
PAULA?
Paula: HEY, HI GUYS!
LET ME WALK YOU THIS WAY SO YOU
CAN TAKE A LOOK.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE AN HOUR MAKES.
AN HOUR AGO AT 4:00, WE HAD NEAR
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
TAKE A LOOK NOW, YOU CAN
ACTUALLY SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT
DOWN THERE.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
LET'S GO TO VIDEO WE SHOT A
LITTLE WHILE AGO, PEOPLE GETTING
STUCK IN RUTS AND SOME GOING TOO
FAST AND NOT RESPECTING THE SNOW
BENEATH THEM.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A CRAZY SNOWY
WINTER THIS YEAR, SO A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO
DRIVE AND HOW TO RESPECT THIS
STUFF, AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'VE SEEN EVERYTHING, ICY
CONDITIONS, SNOW.
AT ONE POINT, IT FELT LIKE WE
NEEDED TO WEAR A HELMET BECAUSE
THE ICE SHARDS WERE COMING DOWN
SO STRONG.
WE'RE HAVING A LULL RIGHT NOW.
BUT PEOPLE ARE LIKING THIS AND
WANT TO GO SKIING AND SLEDDING,
AND SOME ARE BACK AT WORK.
WHEN THE WEATHER GETS LIKE
THIS, IT'S EXCITING AND MY CREW
GETS PUMPED UP AND WE WANT TO
GET OUT THERE AND WORK.
WE HAVE BIG ACCOUNTS LIKE
HOSPITALS, SAM'S CLUB, VERY
IMPORTANT.
SO WHEN IT'S LIKE THAT, THE
PRESSURE IS ON.
IT MAKES IT CHALLENGING, AND
THAT MAKES IT INTERESTING AND
FUN.
HOPEFULLY I GET MY GUYS WORKING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND
WE'LL GET 'EM A LOT OF HOURS IN.
Paula: YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK
THEY WILL GET A LOT OF HOURS IN.
YOU SEE A SNOWPLOW DRIVER RIGHT
THERE.
WE'VE SEEN THEM ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
THEY HAD PLOWS OUT AND THEY'RE
WORKING IT.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, BEN HAS
BEEN SAYING IT, WE'RE EXPECTING
MORE SNOW AND THE DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE VERY, VERY
HARDOUS.
THEY WANT TO SEE THE SNOW AND
ENJOY IT, BUT THEY NEED TO BE
RESPECTFUL OF THE CONDITIONS
BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY, VERY
HAZARDOUS.
GUYS, BACK TO YOU.
THERE GOES THE PELTING AGAIN.
Carmen: AND SLOW DOWN OUT
THERE.
SHAWN LEY IS IN EASTPOINTE.
WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS LIKE OUT
THERE, SHAWN?
Shawn: IT STARTED OUT AND
RAIN AND GOT PELTED AND SLEET
RIGHT IN THE FACE AND THEN SNOW
AND NOW BACK TO HEAVY RAIN.
SIDEWALKS LOOK LIKE THIS, SLUSH
AND ICE.
SIDE STREETS LOOK LIKE THAT.
THAT WILL BE A MESS WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE DROPS.
THE MAIN
CLEAR AS A BELL, JUST WET, SO
SLOWING DOWN WOULD BE A GOOD
IDEA BUT NOT BAD AT ALL AS FAR
AS MAIN ROAD CONDITIONS.
MACOMB COUNTY UPDATING ME.
THEY HAVE 40 TRUCKS ON THE ROAD
ALL DAY LONG COUNTYWIDE AND WILL
HAVE 70 TRUCKS ON THE ROAD
OVERNIGHT TO START PLOWING WHEN
THE SNOW STARTS FLYING.
LET'S HEAD WEST TO ANN ARBOR,
PRIYA MANN WATCHING CONDITIONS
THERE.
HOPE YOU'RE DRY, PRIYA.
Priya: NO.
I THINK WE'RE BOTH IN THE SAME
BOAT.
IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND OUT
HERE.
AND THICK HEAVY SNOW, I'M
WALKING THROUGH IT.
IT TOOK US AN HOUR AND A HALF TO
GET FROM DETROIT TO ANN ARBOR,
AND CONDITIONS CHANGED FROM RAIN
TO SLUSH AND THICK SNOW.
LOOK AT US-23, NORTHBOUND LANES,
MOVING SLOWLY AND CONDITIONS ARE
SLICK OUT THERE.
I WAS TALKING TO STATE POLICE.
SINCE MIDNIGHT, THEY'VE HAD TO
ANSWER TO 70 CRASHES, NOT
SERIOUS, NOT MAJOR INJURIES, BUT
A LOT OF ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD.
EVEN WHEN WE WERE COMING UP
HERE, A LOT OF SINGLE-VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS, CARS SPUN OUT AND IN
DITCHES.
SO YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE YOUR TIME
AND CONDITIONS ARE CHANGING
RAPIDLY.
YOU HEARD PAULA SAY WHAT A
DIFFERENCE AN HOUR MAKES.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL
EXPERIENCE ON THE ROAD.
WHILE I'M STANDING OUT HERE, YOU
CAN FEEL IT PELTING YOUR FACE
AND HURTS MY FACE AS IT'S
FALLING DOWN.
BUT I'M TRYING TO BE POSITIVE.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT WINTER SO FAR.
AND THIS IS A NICE REMINDER OF
WHAT WINTER IS ALL ABOUT IN
MICHIGAN.
LIVE FROM ANN ARBOR, PRIYA MANN,
LOCAL 4.
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