Another series of winter storms is set to sweep across a wide swath of the country this week, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain to millions of Americans, forecasters say. Nearly 200 million people across parts of 40 states could see snow during the week ahead,

Parts of the Northeast woke up to more than a foot of snow Sunday morning, as a fast-moving winter storm, packing snow, sleet and ice, sped across the Midwest into the Northeast late Saturday through Sunday morning.

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/Appalachian Power Release) - This week’s winter storm continued to impact Appalachian Power ’s service area Wednesday, with freezing rain and ice. Wednesday alone, approximately 50,000 AP customers lost electric service.

Two snow and ice storms threatened to roll across the Midwest and East this week. And a third storm could be lurking for next weekend.

Tuesday begins with a wintry mix of rain, sleet, and snow before settling to a mix of rain and freezing rain through Wednesday. Significant icing is possible in the mountains, creating poor travel and major power outages.

The video above is Meteorologist Don Slater’s late afternoon forecast Tuesday. JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — James City County Police issued a traffic advisory Tuesday afternoon after multiple crashes temporarily closed News Road and Centerville Road.