WINTER STORM WARNING issued for all remaining counties previously covered by the watch

NWS Detroit has upgraded all counties in the watch zone to a warning as of around 2:30am EDT.

Text:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
226 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-232015-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0003.160323T1600Z-160325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WS.W.0005.160323T1600Z-160324T1500Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY
226 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

*  3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
   M 46. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER
   HOUR OR GREATER WITHIN A VERY NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW MID-
   AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

 * SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN OVER SOME AREA TONIGHT.
   SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN LASTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL
   BE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SOME AREAS EXPERIENCING ONE TENTH TO ONE
   QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION.

 * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND
   PERSISTING THROUGH THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY...MAKING
   TRAVEL HAZARDOUS

 * THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET
   SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES...
   CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

This marks the fourth winter storm warning for the Tri-Cities and Thumb this year. I'm still hoping against hope that the freezing rain holds off and we see mostly snow.