Snowstorm Next Week?

That's right folks, we are looking at the potential for the first all out snowstorm to hit to hit the eastern US of the season.  We are still in the preliminary stages of forecasting this event, and a lot of things could change.  Here is the GFS at hour 156:

We can see a well defined storm with a lot of moisture to work with.  Lower Michigan could easily see a significant storm (6+") if this were to happen during the weekend.  The only problem is temperatures.  The fact is that this storm may end up producing more of a rain/snow/ice mix than anything else in the main area of precipitation.  Plus, even if it does snow, the ground temperatures may end up being too warm.  We may still end up seeing a few inches of snow on the back side though.  This is definitely a storm to watch, and I will definitely have more updates later on as this does have potential to impact some daily activities.  Stay tuned!