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Snow and rain to continue through Christmas

Posted December 21, 2009 10:00 pm

Lee Filas

The Winnie the Pooh figure along Indian Ridge Trail in Wauconda is in need of a good brushing off as Tuesday's snow blankets Lake County.. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer

The bad news: the white stuff hitting the ground this morning is only the start of four days of precipitation that will last through Christmas.

The good news: not all of it will be white stuff.

Officials from the National Weather Service said the area is only expecting between one and three inches to hit the ground before it tapers off later Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning.

Then, after a dry spell Wednesday morning that could bring some flurries, the temperatures will rise above the freezing mark and rain or sleet will start to fall Wednesday evening, officials said.

That rain will continue Thursday before turning back into snow Christmas afternoon, when temperatures will dip back below freezing and snow will fall late Friday and into Saturday morning, officials said.

But Tuesday, officials said the slippery roadway is causing some spinouts throughout the Daily Herald coverage area. Fender bender accidents were reported in Antioch, Waukegan and on the Eisenhower Expressway.

A heavy-duty snow plow clears the way for truckers at the TA Travel Center in Hampshire Tuesday morning. Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer

For a winter break from Wauconda High School, Aaron Allard, 16, and Casey Allard, 15, got to clear the snow off the driveway of their Island Lake home Tuesday. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer

Shawn Hillyard, 17, center, gets help at his Lombard home from his cousins, Christopher Cuthbertson, right of Villa Park and Cody Panfil, 13, left, as they use the recent snow to sculpt a '32 Model A sedan in the front yard. The whole family are car enthusiasts. Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Horses stand tall in snow that falls along Plank road West of Elgin Tuesday. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

Tremonte's Barber Shop owner Will Tremonte shovels the snow in front of his downtown Wauconda business as his dog, Cash, a Spimone Italiano, gets to keep warm and dry Tuesday. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer

Richard Donaldson, 74 pushes the new-fallen snow from his flat roof Tuesday morning in Hampshire. Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer

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