A powerful winter storm system could become a "bomb cyclone" over the Great Lakes and Northeast regions this week.

A bomb-cyclone dumped snow on the midwest through the northeast over the weekend, and as of Monday, 32 million are under winter weather alerts across the upper midwest, northeast and New England. Blizzard warnings are still in effect for the upper peninsula of Michigan.

Millions of residents across multiple states in the U.S. have been warned to brace for a possible bomb cyclone, forecast to hit from Monday, December 29, through to the weekend, bringing heavy winds and wintry conditions, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue storm warnings and advise drivers not to travel unless it’s an emergency.

On Monday at 7:12 a.m. EST a winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Tuesday at 1 a.m. EST for Cass, St. Joseph and Berrien counties.

The entire state of Michigan is under a warning, advisory or alert related to the weather, with Metro Detroit under a high wind warning.

As of Monday morning, more than 57% of electric customers in Clare County were without power. Other counties impacted by ice over the weekend include neighboring Gladwin County with 2,917 outages, Osceola County with 4,275, Isabella County with 5,737 and Mecosta County with 6,914.

"A major winter storm will bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and strong winds to parts of northern Michigan through Monday. Blizzard-like conditions and dangerous travel are expected across parts of the area Monday, so be sure to check the latest forecast for updates," the NWS in Gaylords said on X on Dec. 28.

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 4:37 p.m. on Sunday valid between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. for Hudson County.