Sunday Night Update: Great Lakes "Winter Storm" of the Year

This is possibly the biggest storm the Great Lakes region will see this year. We've been snow deprived, especially in Michigan, and finally a system will inpact the southern lower peninsula pretty harshly beginning tomorrow.

We've been tracking the system for nearly a week now. What once was believed to be a storm that would be nothing, or just end up going to the east coast, slowly evolved into our storm, and tonight, most models are in pretty close agreement on the final track.

It's now a matter of now-casting. A widespread 6-12" snowfall amount will be possible for a large area of the Great Lakes. The further north you go, the less snow, however, the QPF will still hit a decent amount in Mid-Michigan, resulting in the chance for 5-9" of snow, and a Winter Storm warning which is in affect starting tomorrow morning and lasting til Wednesday afternoon.

This storm will last nearly 24 hrs and except many schools and even some colleges to delay or close school on Wednesday, as it will still be coming down at a decent clip Wednesday morning. Even once the snow slows down, the winds will still be around, ranging from 10-25mph, which will likely cause extensive blowing and drifting of the snow.

That's all folks! I'm headed to bed. Tomorrow should be an interesting day, especially to see how exactly this storm runs. Last minute changes are still possible, however, not likely. Drive safe if you have to drive tomorrow, and give yourself plenty of extra time for your Tuesday evening commute home, and your Wednesday morning commute.

More updates coming tomorrow afternoon!