We now expect up to five-hundredths of an inch of freezing rain over almost the southern half of Lower Michigan. This is why the NWS- Grand Rapids and the NWS- Detroit added two rows of counties to the winter weather advisory.

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 9 a.m. Thursday for Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee, Monroe, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Jackson counties.

As southern Michigan prepares for an overnight ice storm, here's a look at ways you can protect yourself and family from outages, damage.

As southern Michigan prepares for an overnight ice storm, here's a look at ways you can protect yourself and family from outages, damage.

The National Weather Service said Hillsdale, Lenawee and Monroe counties should expect freezing rain and ice accumulations starting Wednesday.

States to the north will see the brunt of the ice storm heading to the Midwest this week. Kentucky will see mostly rainfall and thunderstorms.