Not to take lightly the snowfall we will be getting this Tuesday evening, which will cause some travel issues.... a more serious storm system may be impacting lower Michigan late Thursday evening into the morning on Friday that will be in the form of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Those who plan on traveling (whether for work or vacation) during this time period need to exercise extreme caution, allow yourself extra time to get to your destination, or possibly re-plan your options.
Winter storm watches/warnings have not been issued yet, but if the storm track continues to hold constant they will be issued in the next 24hrs.
A vigorous shortwave looks to eject out of the Southwest during the day Thursday and quickly move towards the Ohio Valley by early Friday morning. The Gulf will be wide open to draw in a lot of moisture and precip totals are running close to an inch. With an arctic airmass already in place over the Great Lakes, over-running becomes the issue. This means snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Storm track is going to be critical for us specifically, so please keep tabs on this blog for more updates as the storm gets closer.
Right now, it looks like we are going to get a little bit of everything. If projected storm track stays in line, 2-5" of snow, then a dosing of sleet, and maybe 1/4" of freezing rain as the warm air tries to push northward.
Another update to follow on Wednesday
-Jeff
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