The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 2:37 a.m. EST on Tuesday valid from Wednesday 1 p.m. EST until Thursday 7 a.m. EST for Alpena, Alcona, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin and Arenac counties.

As the second storm leaves the Midwest and approaches the East Coast late Wednesday, snow may turn to more of a wintry mix in places in the Mid-Atlantic from Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A wintry mix could lead to icy conditions across the Southern Appalachians during both events.

Get ready for a very busy week in weather! In the Philadelphia region, skies will be partly cloudy Monday night, and temperatures will drop into the 20s. That means everything that thawed will re-freeze into ice for Tuesday morning.

New Jersey is bracing for a pair of winter storms this week, with the southern part of the state expected to be hit hardest. But every area of the state will likely see some snow.

On Monday at 2:32 p.m. a winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Wednesday between midnight and 9 p.m. The warning is for Atchison, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Wyandotte,

Storm Watch has already been issued for the Philadelphia area, as more snow is expected to fall Tuesday into Wednesday.

Forecasters from AccuWeather say confidence is growing that next week's storm could be an all-snow event in the New Jersey region.

The weather service has issued a winter storm warning for Kansas City and portions of Kansas and Missouri that will be in effect from midnight Tuesday to 9 p.m. Wednesday.