A winter storm could bring more than a foot of snow to parts of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, according to the National Weather Service. Gaylord is expected to get 13-18 inches of snow.

Accumulating snow and tricky travel expected in the heaviest bands, particularly along a line from Grand Haven to Battle Creek and back to the lakeshore.

The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.