WINTER STORM WARNING issued for almost entire southern half of lower MI - Blizzard conditions expected in Thumb

Text of the warning:

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
   WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
   LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
   THURSDAY MORNING.

 * STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH OFF OF LAKE HURON
   WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

 * BRIEF BOUTS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
   THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE.

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.

 * SNOW REMOVAL WILL BE MORE CHALLENGING AS SNOW CHARACTER WILL BE
   HEAVY AND WET DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
   EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

Do not take this one lightly. If you travel during this storm, you are putting your life in danger, especially if you live in the northern Thumb Area where winds are expected to exceed 35mph. This is blizzard criteria, though a warning hasn't been issued probably because of these conditions not expected to exceed three hours or more in duration, but that's a preliminary assessment which could change.

From NWS DTX:

Strong northeast winds coming off Saginaw Bay/Lake Huron during Wednesday will produce
gusts of at least 35 mph, especially near the lakeshores, but with the wet nature of snow, lack of
blowing snow initially, visibilities may struggle to drop below 1/4sm for any extended time, andheld off on blizzard warning. This is something later shifts can look at closely.