Winter Weather Advisory in Mid Michigan, Wind Advisory to the south

The first of two powerful clipper systems is going to affect the state beginning this afternoon. The first hazard is going to be accumulating snow. To that end, a winter weather advisory has been issued for a swath of counties along and between the US 10 and I-69 corridors. This advisory goes into affect at 2PM and lasts until 11PM. The bulk of the snow won't kick in until the afternoon, so if you have stuff to do that involves travelling in these areas, get it done this morning if possible. I don't expect the accumulation to be the biggest issue, but rather blowing snow and lack of visibility.

To the south, a wind advisory goes into affect around the same time. While those to the south of the advisory area should primarily see rain, sustained 30mph winds with gusts to 50mph are what's being called for, and the SPC has also put out a general thunder risk, which means that any showers/thunderstorms that do manage to form would pack more of a damaging wind risk than what they usually would.

If you're in an area under the wind advisory, you should probably prepare for power outages. Further north, the winds shouldn't be as much of an issue, but when combined with the snow they may make for a slow travel situation.