Overview
- An NWS Winter Weather Advisory covers roughly 40 counties from late Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon for a quick‑hitting Alberta Clipper.
- Heaviest totals now focus over the Saginaw Valley, where localized 6–8 inches are expected as the all‑snow band pivots across Midland, Bay City and Saginaw.
- Forecast adjustments expanded advisory coverage to include Grand Rapids and Flint, with a light glaze of ice possible on the southern edge of the snow zone.
- A 12:12 a.m. NWS update for Southeast Michigan signaled snowfall rates up to 0.50 inches per hour, 1–3 inches of accumulation, visibility under a mile and gusts over 30 mph.
- More than 100 Metro Detroit schools announced Wednesday closures as areas south of I‑96 transition from snow to freezing rain and then rain before temperatures fall again.