MI Winter Storm: Updated Snow Totals, Timeline For Each Region

MICHIGAN — A major winter storm moved into Michigan Tuesday morning, bringing a mix of snow, rain and gusty winds.

While many areas in southeastern Michigan avoided snow Tuesday morning, forecasters warned it could be moving in before it transitions to rain during the afternoon hours, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters warned the heaviest snow will move through southeastern Michigan sometime late Tuesday morning when snowfall rates could exceed half an inch per hour. Roads will be snow covered, and visibility could be less than one mile at times, according to the National Weather Service.

A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect for southeastern Michigan until 11 a.m. Tuesday.

More snow is expected farther north in the Tri-Cities area, where forecasters warned rapid accumulations of up to a half inch of snow per hour is possible between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The snow will then transition over into rain sometime between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters expect the rain in southeastern Michigan to shift back to snow Tuesday evening and night. Forecasters expect between 3 and 5 inches of snow in the region, with lower totals the farther south and east you go. Between 2 and 4 inches of snow is expected in metro Detroit, according to the National Weather Service.

Lingering snow showers from Tuesday's winter storm are expected to bleed over into the morning hours Wednesday, when most of southeastern Michigan can see up to an additional inch of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

Snowfall was much heavier Tuesday morning in the western and northern parts of Michigan, where the falling snow led to slushy roads and low visibilities with gusty winds reaching up to 40 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters expect between 3 and 6 inches of snow across most parts in western and central Michigan by Tuesday night, and between 4 and 8 inches of snow farther north, according to the National Weather Service.

Areas around Gaylord and the Upper Peninsula can see more than 8 inches of fresh snow with gusty winds reaching up to 30 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter weather advisory was in effect for areas in western and central Michigan until 4 p.m. Tuesday. The same advisory was in effect for northern Michigan until 10 a.m. Wednesday.