Several highways in the Detroit area were closed for part of the weekend after a sudden drop in temperatures and an early snow made travel hazardous, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The winter weather "came up on us quick," Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel told the Free Press.

While state police were unable to determine the exact number of accidents, they said it was in the hundreds. Sgt. Melinda Logan of the state police said that at one point, 15 accidents were reported on one stretch of I-94 in Macomb County.

According to reports from the newspaper and the state police, the closings included:

• I-94 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday between Little Mack and 21 Mile roads on the northeast side of Detroit.
• I-96 starting at 2 a.m. Sunday near U.S. 23 in Brighton west of Detroit.
• An onramp to I-75 Sunday morning in Goveland Township, Oakland County.

The Michigan State Police Web site indicated all highways were open and clear by Monday. However, possible snowfall late Monday could lead to more road closings, the paper said.