The west side of the state will see the brunt of a winter storm moving into Michigan this morning, but most of the Lower Peninsula will be affected.

Chilly weather will persist for much of this week in West Michigan while areas just south dig out from a major winter storm system.

Most of Michigan will see snow accumulation from winter storms Friday into Saturday. Here's the expected totals near you.

With no major snowstorms traversing the state of Michigan so far this winter, snowfall has been almost exclusively in the form of lake-effect, particularly in the northwest-flow belts. Thus, using data from both National Weather Service climate sites and Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network observing sites,