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

Lake effect snow slammed southwestern Michigan on the morning of Tuesday, January 21, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter weather advisory for the region, warning of slick roads, bridges,

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

As of early Tuesday in the Rochester region, Orleans County saw the most snow Monday, with 14 inches of snow measured in Kendall, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. Elsewhere in New York - parts of Jefferson County saw more than two feet of snow while parts of Erie County topped 17 inches.

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

Portions of the north country were blanketed by feet of snow Tuesday after another round of lake-effect pelted the area. As of shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, the area with the highest snow total in the tri-county region was Adams Center at exactly four feet — 48 inches.

EST the National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm warning in effect until Thursday at 10 a.m. EST for Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon and Ottawa counties.

A perfect confluence of an Arctic air outbreak and a low-pressure system that pulled in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico brought rare, record snow to the Gulf Coast

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

The bitterly cold air that's enveloped mid-Michigan for days was expected to start easing off Wednesday, but it won't feel any warmer until Thursday.