A rare blizzard warning will take effect Friday afternoon for 11 counties in Northern Michigan.

A winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow -- more than a foot in some parts - to Michigan starting on Friday.

A winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow to most of Michigan this weekend.

A winter storm is expected to bring up to 10 inches of snow to parts of Michigan on Tuesday into Wednesday.

Winter weather alerts are in effect for most of Michigan with up to 10 inches of snow possible in some areas this week as a storm pushes across the state.

As new data rolls in, there's more confidence in how next week’s system could play out.

Scientifically, this is a classic winter storm setup. And the way the jet stream is during the winter, Michigan finds itself in this situation often.

This highly impactful winter storm is playing out exactly as expected thus far.

Everything seems to be falling into place with the approaching winter storm

Everything seems to be falling into place with the approaching winter storm