Winter storm watches issued for Great Lakes region as lake-effect snow continues through the week WSOC TV [Video]

Winter storm watches have been issued for parts of New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio on Tuesday, and are in place for the next few days. It comes after a treacherous post-Thanksgiving travel weekend, as snow is forecast to continue to wallop parts of the Great Lakes region, while a good portion of the continental United States is experiencing bitter-cold temperatures.

“Lake-effect snow will continue downwind from Lakes Erie and Ontario on Tuesday,” the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday bulletin. “Then on Wednesday, moderate to heavy lake-enhanced snow develops downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Thursday.” This means some areas of the Great Lakes could see more than a foot of additional lake-effect snow through Tuesday. Portions of eastern upper and northern lower Michigan could get hit with 6 and 16 inches of snow, with winds gusts up to 40 mph, between Tuesday evening through Thursday.

Meanwhile, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties …