There are 40 counties in Michigan under winter weather alerts due to the chance of up to six inches of snow.
Winter weather advisory
As a winter storm is expected to move through Michigan, here’s a list of counties that are under a winter weather advisory from 10 p.m. on Tuesday until 4 p.m. on Wednesday:
- Shiawassee County
- Genesee County
- Lapeer County
- St. Clair County
Snow accumulations in these areas are expected to be between 2 and 4 inches in these areas, according to the National Weather Service.
- Mason County
- Lake County
- Osceola County
- Clare County
- Oceana County
- Newaygo County
- Mecosta County
- Isabella County
Snow accumulations in the counties listed above are expected to be between 3 and 5 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
- Muskegon County
- Montcalm County
- Gratiot County
- Ottawa County
- Kent County
- Ionia County
- Clinton County
The areas listed above are expected to see snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches.
- Midland County
- Bay County
- Huron County
- Saginaw County
- Tuscola County
- Sanilac County
The counties listed above are expected to get 3 to 6 inches of snow.
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Crawford County
- Oscoda County
- Alcona County
- Wexford County
- Missaukee County
- Roscommon County
- Ogemaw County
- Iosco County
- Gladwin County
- Arenac County
These areas are expected to get between 2 and 5 inches of snow.
- Leelanau County
- Benzie County
- Manistee County
Between 2 and 5 inches of snow is expected in these three counties, according to the National Weather Service.
What is a winter weather advisory?
According to the National Weather Service, “A Winter Weather Advisory will be issued for any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain), is expected to cause a significant inconvenience, but not serious enough to warrant a warning.”
Metro Detroit Snow Forecast
After a wave of snow moved across Metro Detroit Tuesday morning, another round is expected to move through the region after 8 p.m.
It’s expected to change to wet snow, freezing rain, and rain for parts of Southeast Michigan overnight through Wednesday morning.
The rain/snow line is highly sensitive, which makes forecasting snow totals across the Metro area tricky. It will be blustery with gusts up to 30 mph and temperatures will fall into Wednesday morning, where a re-freeze will be a concern.
Read more --> Here’s when a second round of snow will move across Metro Detroit on Tuesday