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,

Parts of the Northeast are waking up to more than a foot of snow Sunday morning, as a fast-moving winter storm, packing snow, sleet and ice, leaves more than 15 million people from the Midwest to the Northeast under winter alerts.

The first major winter storm of the season will bring significant accumulations to Southeast Michigan. Snow will begin Wednesday afternoon and linger into Thursday morning. It all moves in from the Southwest with mainly snow for Michigan and a wintry mix possible in Ohio.

Two rounds of snow — one light, one heavy — are forecast to for Wichita starting early this week. The first round is expected to start Monday afternoon and continue through Tuesday morning. Light snow is expected during this time,