Record-Eagle/Keith King
Ian Smith, of Traverse City, wipes snow off his car Monday in Traverse City. The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a winter weather advisory for most of northwest Michigan. The advisory is effective from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and warns of intensifying snowfall accompanied by gusty winds. The Weather Service predicts between 3 and 5 inches of snow will drop over the region.

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