Quick inch of snow in an hour to hit Milwaukee more lake effect snow from Port Washington to Kenosha later Thursday evening The National Weather Service has begun to report more snow totals from the area, here are the latest: There is more snow on the way for southern Wisconsin, some areas will still see another few inches. Here are the other snow totals in southern Wisconsin: In a statement through as spokesperson, Johnson announced that city government offices will be open for regular business hours on Friday. Mayor Cavalier Johnson closed executive city government offices at noon on Thursday. Cities offices that report to Mayor Cavalier Johnson will be open Friday The sheriff's office said three calls were for debris or hazards on the road or highway and 20 calls were for disabled vehicles. and 9 p.m.Īmong those calls for service were 46 crashes, with 10 crashes resulting in injuries. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office reported 69 weather-related calls for service on Thursday between 9 a.m. Dozens of crashes, including injuries, on Milwaukee's roadways Thursday The official snow measurement site for the weather service's Milwaukee office is Mitchell International Airport, which recorded a total of 4.8 inches at 9 p.m. Temperatures will drop to as low as 10 degrees overnight and Friday also will be cold, but southeastern Wisconsin should see some sun in the afternoon, Miller said. it should actually come to an end pretty quickly in southeastern Wisconsin, a lot quicker than we thought originally." "We've been watching this band, looking at radar, (the snow band) is actually right off the coast," said Cameron Miller, meteorologist at the weather service. Here's how to use less and stay safe.View Gallery: February winter storm blankets Milwaukee area with snow Snow will 'taper off,' lake effect snow band expected to miss shoreline citiesĪround 10 p.m., the National Weather Service said its been monitoring the lake effect snow band and believe it will now miss Milwaukee and other shoreline cities. More: Road salt can have lasting impact on fresh water. Places near Lake Superior, like Ashland County, are expected to get about 2 inches of snow, but as you go south, near Wood, Portage and Jackson counties, accumulation is expected to get as high as 4 to 6 inches. While the storm looks like it will affect southern Wisconsin the most, it will still be big enough to drop snow on all of the state, but Patterson said that the further north you are the smaller snowfall numbers are expected to be. The northern part of the state will see smaller snowfall amounts Patterson added that areas near the lake should see light snowfall and flurries linger on Friday. “Because of those winds in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Kenosha and Racine counties, there's a potential that they're going to have more snowfall than the people in further inland,” Patterson said. Taylor Patterson, a meteorologist at the weather service, said that east to northeast winds coming off Lake Michigan have a good chance of enhancing snowfalls during this storm. The morning commute on Friday is expected to be heavily affected by the weather. Snow will start as wet and heavy but as the storm persists it will become lighter and more fluffy. Peak snowfall is predicted to be from 6 p.m. Thursday, and in southeast Wisconsin at 6 p.m. Snow will begin in southcentral and southwest Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Some counties in the southwest and southcentral portion of the state, like La Crosse, Jackson and Grant, were also changed from a watch to a warning as they expect 6 or more inches of snow. The storm is approaching on a more southern track and will hit southern Wisconsin the hardest.įorecasters at one point predicted 4 to 6 inches of snow for much of southern Wisconsin, but the latest data now shows that lakeshore counties along with Washington and Waukesha Counties can expect 5 to 9 inches. Southern counties from La Crosse to Milwaukee are expected to get the most snow
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