Accumulating snow likely Sunday in the Illinois Valley

Your first snowfall of the season appears to be a gentle one with little wind expected this afternoon. About almost 5 1/2  inches has fallen across the area.  Radar indicates the system is moving northeast.  The back edge of this snow event is at the Quad Cities as of 2:30pm Sunday.

A heavier band of snow around the Quad Cities northeast into Lee, Ogle and Dekalb Counties has prompted a Winter Storm Warning for those areas until 6pm.  LaSalle County is under a  Winter Weather Advisory until 6.  Bureau and Putnam are also under one until 3pm.