A winter storm could bring more than a foot of snow to parts of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, according to the National Weather Service. Gaylord is expected to get 13-18 inches of snow.

The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.

Parts of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula are getting buried under snow reportedly as deep as 12 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Marquette. Meteorologists are receiving scattered reports of between 5-7 inches to up to 12 inches in some areas, Lily Chapman, a meteorologist with the weather service told The Detroit News.

Areas of Michigan, northern New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania could receive several feet of snow over the weekend. The storm already brought deep snow to portions of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Michigan is getting a combo of cold temperatures and lake effect snow. Here's what to expect around the state:

Forecasters say heavy lake effect snow will impact travel throughout the weekend east and southeast of the Great Lakes.

The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.