The first major winter storm of the season will bring significant accumulations to Southeast Michigan. Snow will begin Wednesday afternoon and linger into Thursday morning. It all moves in from the Southwest with mainly snow for Michigan and a wintry mix possible in Ohio.

The layout of the snow and freezing rain for today's storm system is pretty well defined. Here's what we can expect across Michigan.

The Storm Tracker 12 Weather Team issued Alert Days for Wednesday evening through Thursday morning ahead of the potential for a significant snowfall.

Most of Michigan could cold see snow accumulation Saturday, the National Weather Service predicts. Winter storms could bring accumulating snow to the state from 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday. Peak snowfall for metro Detroit is expected between noon and midnight.

As southern Michigan prepares for an overnight ice storm, here's a look at ways you can protect yourself and family from outages, damage.