Several inches of snow still expected in parts of Chicago area – NBC …

A second push of accumulating snow is still expected to hit part of the Chicago area Tuesday following hours of snowfall, rain and wind overnight.

The wave could still bring several additional inches of accumulation, though a sharp gradient will mark a dramatic shift in totals for those who see snow and those who see rain.

As of Tuesday morning, nearly all of the Chicago area was under either a winter weather advisory or a winter storm warning, with threats of heavy, wet snow, high winds, low visibility and dangerous travel conditions expected to last throughout the day.

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Some areas overnight, including counties to the south and east, saw upwards of four inches of snow, with more than 4 inches recorded in Joliet, and 3.6 inches recorded in Chicago. Some of those totals were expected to be gradually wiped out by Tuesday morning rain, however.

And though suburbs to the north…