Here are the latest forecasts, closings, traffic reports and parking restrictions.
Here are the weather bulletins from the National Weather Service.
Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 319 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe- Including the cities of Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe 319 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
.WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. WHAT.Intervals of light to occasionally moderate snow will continue across the area this morning. Additional accumulation of up to 2 inches remains possible. Northerly winds of 20 to 25 mph will lead to some blowing and drifting of snow during this time.
Club news: Monroe Thrift Shop activities
The following are reports from Monroe County s clubs and organizations. If you have an announcement to submit for this column, please email it to events@monroenews.com, or drop it off / mail it to The Monroe News, 20 W. First St., Monroe, Mich. 48161.
Monroe Thrift Shop Association
The Thrift Shop Association of Monroe reports that application forms for this year s scholarships have been delivered to all Monroe County high schools.
Students who wish to apply can either hand deliver the packet, or mail it, to the shop, as indicated in the application materials.
The association officer terms expiring this year are president, second vice president and secretary. The nominating committee members are Lorey Roop, Kim Domick and Sue Coseo.
Monroe County school announcements for Feb. 16
As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday
The following school announcements for Tuesday Feb. 16 are because of a Winter Storm Warning that is in effect for Monroe County. Many of them called off Monday evening.
Remote learning
Dundee Community Schools has declared an inclement day for Feb. 16. All face-to-face learning will be shifted to remote learning. All athletic activities and practices also are canceled for Tuesday.
Ida Public Schools Buildings will follow remote learning plan on Feb. 16. The buildings will be closed, and no buses will run. Students are asked to check in with their teachers. There will be no food pick up on Tuesday. Food pick up will resume when school buildings are open.
The library had been available through online and curbside services in recent weeks.
“We are eager to safely welcome the public back inside our library branches,” said Nancy Bellaire, Director of the Monroe County Library System. “A lot of careful thought, deliberation, and research has gone into our decision making process. We are diligently balancing public service with patron and staff safety,” she added.
The library branches initially closed to in-person services in March 2020, as the COVID-19 outbreak reached Michigan. The libraries reopened with limited services in September, primarily by appointment and with reduced capacity; then in late November, shifted back to curbside and online services.