Winter storm watches continue for parts of New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio on Wednesday, where lake-effect snow is expected to wallop parts of the Great Lakes region, while a good portion of the continental United States is experiencing bitter-cold temperatures.

The National Weather Service says it may start out as rain, but as temperatures quickly drop to below freezing, a sudden burst of heavy snow is expected to drop an inch or so making driving tricky. Snow-making machinesfired up at Brandywine and Boston Mills ski resorts The high wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour in Greater Akron could create blowing and drifting of snow,

The National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow warning at 4:18 a.m. on Wednesday valid from 4 p.m. until Friday 1 p.m. for Mercer, Venango, Forest, Clarion and Jefferson counties.

With the massive amount of lake effect snow now in the rearview mirror, more snow could be on the way with winter storm watches and lake effect snow warnings issued for Erie, Crawford, Venango, Warren,

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 9:57 p.m. EST for lake effect snow until Tuesday at 3 a.m. EST for Huron and Sanilac counties.

Erie County's lake-effect snow warning is set to come to an end Tuesday. That doesn't mean there won't be more lake-effect snow this week.

The National Weather Service has issued a LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING for Ashtabula (inland and lakeshore,) Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, and Trumbull counties.