A winter storm watch has been issued for 12 counties in northern and northwestern Lower Michigan. The winter storm watch is for the time period of Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning. A winter storm watch is also in effect for the same time period in the eastern U.P.

This means, as of this Tuesday morning, you still have 30 hours before heavy snow and blowing snow develops over northern Michigan.

Here’s the radar forecast from 8 a.m. Wednesday to midday on Thanksgiving.

It’s a rather odd changeover to snow. Rain showers will occur early Wednesday morning over Lower Michigan. The rain will change to snow first over southwest Lower Michigan Wednesday morning, and then the changeover works its way north Wednesday afternoon.

Eventually by Wednesday night, the snow areas will take on the

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