Overnight, 3-6 inches of snow blanketed southeast Michigan making morning commutes to work Thursday treacherous and closing hundreds of schools and districts, including the Detroit Public Schools, the largest one in the state.

Love is in the air with Valentine’s Day approaching, but so is the snow as it blankets communities in Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 12. It’s estimated that there should be a four-to-six-inch snow total from Muskegon and Grand Rapids to northeast Lower Michigan, the Saginaw Valley area and southeast Lower Michigan.

LANSING — Virtually all of lower Michigan is expected to get significant snowfall starting Wednesday afternoon and continuing into Thursday morning. The Lansing region is under a winter weather advisory, with 4 to 6 inches of snow expected by early Thursday. Some area school districts canceled afternoon activities on Wednesday.