Full Notification

* WHAT...Rain will mix with snow by late morning Thursday then change to all snow by early to mid afternoon. This will be a heavy wet snow. Accumulation rates may approach an inch an hour during the evening commute. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of central, southwest and west central Michigan.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Thursday to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Expect some power outages due to tree branches falling on power lines.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will become strong and gusty during the afternoon and continue into the evening. Given that many of the trees still have leaves on them the snow loading on those trees will likely result in tree branches falling on power lines and in turn causing some power outages. Locally higher snowfall amounts are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while driving especially on bridges and overpasses