Cleanup work is nearing an end around parts of the Great Lakes region socked by lake-effect snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of snow over the weekend.

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,

Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations.