Snowstorm Timeline: 6-10 Inches Of Snow Possible In Metro Detroit

METRO DETROIT — A wintry storm is set to slam lower Michigan for the second time in ten days Friday with up to 10 inches of snow in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service for all of southeastern Michigan from early Friday afternoon to 4 a.m. Saturday morning.

Heavy wet snow will start falling in the metro Detroit area sometime around 3 p.m. Friday, with winds gusting as high as 35 and 45 miles per hour, according to the weather service.

Some spots in metro Detroit, particularly areas closer to the Ohio border could see the snow transition into light rain between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. before changing back over to snow in the evening, according to the weather service.

The peak of the snowstorm will move into the area Friday evening after 5 p.m. through 11 p.m., dumping between 1 and 2 inches of snow per hour, significantly hampering the evening commute, according to the weather service.

"The peak rates occur Friday afternoon into Friday evening followed by moderate snow after midnight," the warning said. "Winds gusting to 45 mph may result in rapid reductions to visibility and isolated power outages will be possible from the cumulative impacts of accumulating wet snow and gusty winds."

Most areas in metro Detroit could see between 4 and 6 inches of snow, but some spots in Livingston and Oakland counties, namely toward the Interstate 69 corridor could see between 8 and 12 inches of snow as forecasters believe the heaviest band of snow will line up from Jackson through Howell to Pontiac and up toward Lapeer, according to the weather service.

Areas north of the Interstate 69 corridor and up in the thumb region could see between 4 and 8 inches of snow, according to the weather service.

Forecasters warned roads will be snow covered, icy and slippery across most of lower Michigan on Friday, creating dangerous driving conditions.

Meteorologists also warned residents seeking air travel Friday to keep an eye on flights, as they expect the storm will cause numerous delays and cancellations across airports in Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee.

The snowstorm comes just after a week when an ice storm slammed the metro Detroit area with ice accumulations not seen in nearly 50 years, leading to more than 630,000 power outages in the area. As of Friday morning, there were still roughly 3,000 customers in the metro Detroit area were still without power, according to DTE Energy.