Michigan is under a blanket of heavy snow Monday as a powerful winter storm and bomb cyclone bring blizzard conditions across the Upper and Lower Peninsula.

As a clipper system advances through the region, winds will pick up as a cold front advances south through our neighborhoods

At 2:27 p.m. EST on Tuesday, the National Weather Service released an updated winter weather advisory in effect until Wednesday at 7 p.m. EST for Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Wexford counties.

A major winter storm, classified as a bomb cyclone, is currently sweeping into Michigan. How much snow will the blizzard bring near you?

The possibility for thousands of power outages has authorities on high alert amid a very active weather day in Michigan.

A winter weather advisory has been issued for Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26. Freezing rain and sleet are the main issues, but freezing rain is the primary concern for Southeast Michigan at the moment.

Southeast Michigan is under a high wind warning until 9 p.m. Monday, with gusts of up to 55-60 miles per hour expected. See the latest radar.

Another round of light snow is moving into Southeast Michigan Tuesday evening, adding to a wintry pattern that will carry through New Year’s Eve and usher in a bitterly cold start to the new year.