Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Residents must immediately remove vehicles parked on city streets, or the vehicles may be towed.
The City of Farmington declared a weather emergency at 9 p.m. Tuesday, due to a winter storm expected to dump up to four or five inches of snow across Oakland County. In a press release, the Farmington Public Safety Department announced that "parked vehicles must be immediately removed from city streets for the safety and well being of the citizens of the community." Vehicles parked on the street may be towed up to 12 hours after the emergency weather declaration. Any vehicles deemed to constitute a hazard, those that are disabled, abandoned or parked in traveled portions of roadways, may be immediately towed. The department will make a public announcement when the emergency declaration ends. For more information, call the department at …
Monday, February 25, 2013
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday for metro Detroit, including Farmington and Farmington Hills.
A steady sleet started pelting the ground in Farmington and Farmington Hills Tuesday afternoon as forecasters continued to call for a nonstop drizzle of snow and other forms of precipitation through Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, 2 to 4 inches of snow, rain and sleet are predicted before Wednesday morning. Wind gusts of up to 26 mph, as well as falling temperatures over the next 48 hours, were also in the forecast. Another 1-2 inches could fall on Wednesday. "A plume of deep moisture will stream across southern Michigan late this afternoon through tonight and then linger into Wednesday," the forecast stated. Farmington and Farmington Hills are under a winter weather advisory until noon Wednesday. The Road Commission…
Thursday, July 5, 2012
About 7,000 DTE customers in Farmington and Farmington Hills are among 190,000 metro Detroiters without power today.
UPDATE - 2:45 p.m.: Cass at Shiawassee and Marblehead at Power are among areas in Farmington and Farmington Hills blocked off by yellow tape, due to downed tree limbs and power lines. Farmington Hills Police Commander David Stasch said eight traffic lights remain out, and motorists should treat those intersections like a 4-way stop. Other than downed trees, he said, "no significant damage" was reported in Farmington Hills. The same holds true in Farmington, Public Safety Director Bob Schulz said. Officers responded to about 10 calls of downed trees and seven downed power lines. He said a house on Hillcrest suffered minor damage, and a shed on Lamar was damaged by a small fire. Schulz said the storm "seemed to have a northwest feel to it…
