The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement at 4:17 a.m. EST on Thursday in effect until 7:30 a.m. EST for Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer,

EST the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory in effect until 7 p.m. EST for Mason, Oceana and Muskegon counties.

The National Weather Service in Marquette posted a NASA satellite image showing bands of cold air and lake effect snow moving across Michigan.

Parts of southwest and west central Michigan will be affected by the storm, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service said reported readings as low as minus 27 Tuesday as an Arctic air mass spread across Michigan.

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The Arctic air mass over Michigan and the whole of the Midwest may stick around as late as Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

The Marquette NWS office said wind chills in some areas could reach 44 below zero early in the week and residents should prepare.

This week marks the coldest of the winter so far for many Northern Michigan cities, but how do these freezing temperatures stack up against regional records?

Many West Michigan school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, because of a weeklong winter storm. Some school districts have closed for a third straight day, or fourth for those that did not close for the Martin Luther King Jr.

WEST MICHIGAN - Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate quickly along the Lakeshore today as snow and gusty conditions intensify. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the U.S. 31 corridor will have especially bad conditions for motorists,