Governor declares a State of Emergency for Michigan as the National Weather Service’s Wind Chill Warning effective until 11 a.m. Thursday, calls for temperatures of 35 degrees below zero. Most schools are closed today and Thursday; see the complete list on the WGRT Cancellations Page.
All taxiways and runways at the St. Clair County International Airport have been cleared. The Airport has now resumed normal operations. No further interruptions are anticipated at this time. Due to the predicted wind chill temperatures, the Smiths Creek Landfill will be limiting hours of operations on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 to 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Recycling services will also be suspended for the entire day. Normal operations are anticipated to resume on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 7:30 a.m. Future updates will be provided as necessary.
Port Huron City Offices will be closed, January 30. Non-essential personnel will not report to work. It will reopen at regular time on Thursday, January 31.
The St. Clair County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management continues to monitor the weather conditions. Here are the warming centers available for the public:
Kimball Twp Fire Station # 1 – 1970 Allen Rd – Hours of Operation: 8 am until Midnight (all week)
Fort Gratiot Twp Hall – 3720 Keewahdin – Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Thursday 8 am to 9 pm
Marysville Library = 1175 Delaware Ave – Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 8 pm – Friday – 9 am to 5 pm
Capac Library – 111 North Main Hours of Operations: Monday and Thursday noon to 8 pm -Tuesday and Wednesday 9 am to 5 pm
Conrad Community Center – 585 N Main St Capac, – Hours of Operations: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Port Huron Senior Center – 600 Grand River Ave – Hours of Operations: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Washington Life Center – 403 N Mary St = Marine City – Hours of Operations: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Yale Senior Center = 3 First ST = Hours of Operations: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
The Center of Port Huron – 723 Court St. – Hours of Operations: 9:00 am Wed. to 9:00 am Thursday
Palmer Park – 2829 Armour St – Port Huron Hours of Operations: 24 hours
Gratiot Village Community Center – 1509 Riverview St – Port Huron – Hours of Operations: 24 hours
Huron Village Community Center – 2614 Nern St – Port Huron Hours of Operations: 24 hours
Port Huron Twp – 3800 Lapeer Rd – Hours of Operation: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Memphis Fire Department – 35095 Potter St. Memphis Hours of operations – 24 hours Wednesday to Friday, January 30 to February 1
During these times you can go to the Birchwood mall and libraries to stay warm.