The storm continues, though some areas are seeing far worse than others

The Thumb area and Saginaw Valley appears to have been spared the worst of this storm. No power outages are currently being reported in either Bay nor Saginaw Counties, and it appears only one power outage exists just east of Caro in Tuscola County (aside from that, there don't appear to be any other power outages in the Thumb Area). Even Midland County looks like it has the lights on for the most part.

The story gets much different when you cross the line into Gratiot County, however.

The amounts of snow and ice that have been reported so far are telling.

Totals courtesy of WNEM.com.

The west side of the state has easily seen the worst so far, however the storm is FAR from over. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect until 8PM this evening for most of the northern half of lower Michigan, and while a lot of it remains for heavy snow, the southern third is still looking to accumulate quite a bit of ice. Thankfully, it looks as though the Saginaw Valley and Thumb won't see as much as was originally thought, as the warning has been replaced with a winter weather advisory set to expire at 10AM.

Temperatures south of I-69 may actually reach 60° this afternoon, per the HRRR - the most accurate short-range model. A general thunder risk actually exists from the Thumb Area south today, per the SPC. Extreme SE Michigan even has a marginal severe risk.