A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
A SEVERE WINTER STORM WILL BRING NEAR RECORD SNOW TOTALS TO SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM DIMINISHES LATER WEDNESDAY.
EXPECTED TOTALS RANGE FROM…6 TO 8 INCHES NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM THE DELLS TO FOND DU LAC…AND 14 TO 18 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO PORT WASHINGTON. THERE MAY BE LOCALLY 20 INCH AMOUNTS DUE TO ISOLATED THUNDERSNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL IMPACT MILWAUKEE… WAUKESHA… RACINE AND KENOSHA.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW…STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND ALSO AT INLAND RURAL LOCATIONS.
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS TONIGHT…CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST…AND BE PREPARED TO ALTER YOUR TRAVEL PLANS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…MAKE A SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING BLANKETS…SLEEPING BAGS…EXTRA CLOTHING…HIGH-ENERGY FOODS AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE HEADED AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO RETURN.
