Blizzard Warning!

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for lower MI south of a Harbor Beach/Bay City/Midland line and south. Right now I'm expecting well over a foot of snow with in the Blizzard Warning. Amounts tapper off north of there. Below is a map of all the warnings across the country. As you can see, lower Michigan is not the only one having to deal with this. Blizzard Warnings extend from Lower MI to Chicago to St. Louis and down into Oklahoma. Numerous Winter Storm warnings extend from the Southern Plains to the Northeast. I expect most of the Midwest including I94 from Detroit to Chicago, Ohio/Indiana Turnpikes, I-80 from Chicago to Des Monies. I 55 from Chicago to St.Louis to be Paralyzed.

Here is a map from the National Weather Service in Detroit. As you can see here amounts well over a foot. This map is just for SE MI. But all of lower Michigan Can expect amount well over a foot.

Time Line

Tuesday Morning through 4pm looks fine. Beyond the snow we got this morning. Tuesday will see a lull, especially through the late afternoon.

After 7pm Tuesday is when the weather really goes down hill and this is when all final storm preps (Food, Gas etc) need to be done completed. Snow after 8pm Tuesday may be going at an inch an hour. The heaviest snow will be from 7pm Tuesday to Noon Wednesday. I think the snow will be tapering off Wednesday afternoon. With the final snow totals above in the map. Below is the storm system location by Wednesday AM.

Winds are going to be a major issue starting Tuesday Night. This is the main reason why the National weather service issued the Blizzard Warning. You need to have winds at or above 35mph and visibilities below a quarter mile for 3 hours straight. I believe we will have winds around 30 to 40mph for most of the night Tuesday and the first part of the day Wednesday. This will create white out conditions and dangerous (hate to say this) possibly "life threating" travel. So do not travel if you do not have too.

If you must travel, please have a shovel, salt, blanket, cell phone and cell phone charger.

One last thing is starting Wednesday, Bitter cold air will flood into the midwest. I expect lows Thursday and Friday AM well below zero with highs only in the single digits.

TK