Winter Storm

Here we go again.

As most Michiganders will tell you ... "If you don't like the weather in Michigan, give it 10 minutes, it'll change."

With a blizzard warning in effect and a powerful winter storm moving through Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has activated the State Emergency Operations Center as of 1 p.m. Friday.

After this storm, while perusing the PureUP Facebook group, I came across these beautiful photos from a photographer named Laura Maynard. A Marquette native, she moved to the U.P. from Wisconsin at age 5 and never left.

Andrew Mitchell, a plumber in NJ, drove the 22 hours to Texas with his family to help people after their pipes burst from the cold.

Oh, the things you see during a winter storm in Michigan.

If it's not an emergency, don't go out today.

Just an FYI, we've found that swearing and shaking our fists at the sky feels good but it doesn't change the weather. You're welcome to try, though.

Other than "this is going to suck really bad," here are the OTHER things you need to know.

It means more for the state government than it does for the rest of us, actually.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning, and many schools closed preemptively today.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. In addition to a wet, heavy snow, we're also going to be dealing with high winds making travel increasingly difficult.