Another powerful system is expected to sweep across a wide swath of the U.S., bringing heavy rain to Southern California, heavy snow to parts of the West and Midwest, and more snow and freezing rain to the Northeast.

We have upgraded next Tuesday to a top alert First Warn Weather Day, as accumulating snow and some of the coldest air this season is expected to move in.

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.

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,

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.