DETROIT (WWJ) – Metro Detroiters are in for another difficult morning commute as heavy fog and icy roads create travel hazards for much of Southeast Michigan on Wednesday.
A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe counties until 11 a.m. with most areas dropping to reduced visibility of one quarter mile or less due to heavy fog.
The fog is affecting residents in cities from Port Huron, Howell and Pontiac, out to Ann Arbor, Detroit and down to Adrian and Monroe.
The National Weather Service office in Detroit said the weather is creating hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility with areas of dense fog expected to develop and persist across the region into Wednesday night.
Fog isn’t the only problem drivers are running into. Localized icy spots are also coating cold road surfaces that were left untreated overnight.
WWJ’s Cassandra Llamas reported 11 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, between Drake and Halstead, was a sheet of ice just before 6 a.m. while residents out in Novi and Northville said parking lots and front porches were also slick.