High 30 wind se 1020 mph the first major snowfall of season on the way. Milwaukee Officials Say they are. Fox6s Myra Sanchick has more on what the city is doing. Milwaukee Officials Say they are ready, prepared and will do whatever it takes to make the streets safe. As sure as the the snow falls each year, the day before that snowfall customers call. We sell a lot of salt, shovels, see more of it blifferts is one of many Hardware Stores now in the thick of it. People always procrastinate,put it off here we go the predictions are that soon the area will be in the thick of it. Wednesday brine was put on streets, an anti icing operation that is intended to stop this weekends snow from sticking. Its worked on the past on bridges, and now it is on major streets for the first time. Saturday we will be starting the operation by cali deploying 102 salt trucks to get into the districts, the residential streets and pre salt those areas plow blades are being mounted onto garbage trucks to get rea
Lauren winfrey stopped by a local Hardware Store to see what people are snatching off the shelves. Shes live with us now. George and carol, bitter cold has already arrived and lots of snow is expected this weekend, thats why the folks i spoke with say theyre preparing an advance. Snow blowers, shovels, and salt. Oh my. Our first big snowl finally scheduled to arrive. You just really need to make sure that youre prepared because if you arent its no fun. Nathan brennemanconsiders himself a wisconsin winter pro hes lived in the milwaukee area for 30 years and he says he knows a thing or two about snow. I know what a snow storm is like, i know what winters like. So, may as well take care of everything today. The department of public works is also busy preparing the city plans to keep all roads safe and passable. Thats snow storm is like, i know what winters like. So, may care of everything today. And taking it seriously is exactly what many people say theyre doing, stocking up to prepare o
The low 20s but feeling closer to 100. Snow arrives by turdayate afternoon or early evening. Light snow continuous saturday night and all day sunday before wrap ping up monday morning. Highs on sunday will be lose to the freezing mark in the lower 30s. By southeast wisconsiwill have 35 of snow on the ground with an additional 2 to 4 possible through sunday night. The snow looks to wrap up by a man is dead after falling through the ice in Walworth County. His body recovered after an extensive search that put Emergency Responders in danger because of the condition. Conditions. The call came in just after one this afternoon from lake como. Como. By 5 30 the grim news would reach shore that this was a recovery and not a rescue. Cbs 58s kristen barberesi with the story. 3 kristen introit took four hours and more than 30 agencies from southeast wisconsin and Northern Illinois to find recover the bo. Body. Police responded to lake como around 1 15 friday afternoonafter a man walked about 700
They are done for the night. But hundreds of people with public works will be on duty this weekend. And you should know salt is a bit different this season. Its prewet, meaning it has more of an oatmeal consistency. So what does that mean . According to Laura Daniels with dpw, this will make it much better for us drivers. The salt wont just hide under parked cars, but be spread out. Our employees, up to 350 of them, will be have safe and passable streets. Adrienne and of course we will be on top of it as well. There is Something Interesting to put it in perspective, tackling a storm like the one were expecting this weekend, not even our biggest, will cost about 1. 5 million. That is according to public works in milwaukee, im adrienne. Pedersen, wisn 12 news. Patrick a reminder, winter parking rules are in effect in the city of milwaukee. The amount of snow that falls will determine whether the 4 inch rule will take effect. So be sure to read the signs carefully. . Kathy if you arent re
Where storms were you have to get bread and eggs. There is a good chance we will see a significant amount of snow moving in here. It does not look very impressive right now. You can see nebraska and south dakota, that is the beginning of what will be moving in. Travel tomorrow is ok. Saturday n slippery spots on monday. When it starts and how much snow to expect where you live, coming up in a few minutes. Patrick and the city of milwaukee is gearing up for the snow. Adrienne i spoke with the people at the Public Works Department about what theyre doing to keep us stressfree and safe. Garbage trucks are now dressed up as snowplows ready for a , weekend of work. I say bring it on. Adrienne director of operations at the city of milwaukee theyre ready for the snow. Our main goal is safe and possible streets. Adrienne crews started preps adding an anti icing solution to wednesday, more roads than last year. The salt itself is also different and has more of an , oatmeal consistency. If youve