Kane County was ensconced in a snowstorm Tuesday, part of a larger weather system that smacked the Midwest from Kansas to the Deep South, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.

The afternoon snow was to be followed by moderately heavy snow showers – with periods of lighter snow – through the night and into Wednesday, said Richard Castro, a meteorologist with the weather service's Romeoville office.

"There could still be light accumulations through the day [Wednesday], maybe up to an inch to two inches," Castro said. A winter weather advisory remained in effect through today with hazardous driving conditions, he said.