The winter blast that more or less crippled the state is leading to a very unlikely hero. A truck. Not just any truck. It's the new Ford F-150 hybrid truck with Pro Power Onboard.
Over the last 36 hours, the area got hit with a combination of heavy rain, then freezing rain, then heavy wet snow, all aggravated by strong gusty winds coming in off Lake Superior.
The next major winter weather event of the season is expected to rip through most parts of Michigan Sunday, including Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and surrounding areas.