A Winter Storm Watch is being issued by the National Weather Service for all of the western and central Upper Peninsula counties.
That large U.P. area is expected to be part of a significant winter storm system that’s forecast to bring blizzard conditions to the Plains states and the Upper Midwest from Tuesday night into early Thursday. There’s still some uncertainty with the storm track and severity, but here’s what the NWS meteorologists are tracking:
“Winter Storm Watches have been issued for Tuesday night through early Thursday morning as the potential for impactful winter weather has increased, though differences in modeled track and intensity of the system keep exact details uncertain,” the NWS team in Marquette said. “Main hazards are heavy, wet snow early becoming fluffier, but blowing and drifting later Wednesday. A glaze of ice is also possible in the morning hours of Wednesday.”…