A winter storm watch is usually issued when a storm system is one to two days from starting. This long lead time is used to help you get ready if you have to make travel or work changes. Eventually as the storm gets closer, the winter storm watch either turns to a winter storm warning or a winter weather advisory.

Multiple winter weather-related alerts are in place across parts of New York, as well as further south in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Back-to-back winter storms are predicted to affect 29 million Americans across the country. Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning,