Effect for all of se wisconsin from 9pm tonight until 10am thursday. Now lets take a look at your roads. Incident freelight traffic speeds at or above posted drive times on timekeeping an eye on Sheboygan County drivers and continuing the cold today is painful. And can quickly turn dangerous. This morning. Pete zervakis is live with the Greenfield Fire Department with some reminders to keep you safe in the cold. If you want to stay active on a dangerously cold day like today, there are some options. The Pettit National ice center has a huge indoor track and ice skating rink that opens . Early so you can get your sweat on. Without getting sick or hurt we had a mild fall and so people had other Outdoor Activities to do but once the of snow they come in in droves theres no way im walking out there. Im over 65 and if i fall its game over for me the pettit just opened at 5 30 am until 9 at night. Its four dollars to use the additional tips for driving in the cold. Make sure your tires have
Skipping the extra layers today could mean everything to your safety and your health Pete Zervakis is live at the Greenfield Fire Department this morningit reminders about things you . Might overlook when frigid the Milwaukee Health department has some advice for staying sare in below zero weather. Theyre things we probably all know. But advice some of us still dont follow. Which is why Emergency Responders get busy the time you spend outside. When you do go out, let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return. Cover any exposed skin. Including your fingers, nose and ears. Frostbite can occur within minutes. When traveling, make sure you vehicle has blankets, extra clothes and highenergy foods. Be sure to keep you tank at least half full. Full. At least half full. The Milwaukee Rescue Mission sees an increase in people showing up during the cold. It averaged about 176 people at its mens shelter the month of november. Capacity during the winter months is 250 men. The
Thats all the information they know as of right now. We still working to find out if the injured person is the city worker or the other driver. The Racine Police departments Major Crimes Unit is out here collecting evidence. Washington ave is blocked off and police say it will stay this way until all evidence is collected. The Racine Police Department Says any witnesses are urged to contact them. The cause of the crash is under investigation were still working to get more more details, well keep you updated online, onair and on our mobile app. Live in racine, im brandon rook with todays tmj 4. Now at noon deep freeze. The wind chills barely cracking into positive territory today. And then tonight. It gets really cold. As if we werent there already. Just several weeks ago we were enjoying a mild fall that brough temperatures near brian. Things get dangrous cold tonight. With a clear sky, and snow on the ground, temps dropped quickly last night with lows near zero and wind chills to 15.
To get something. This is something where were asking for trouble. Do not leave your car running unattended. And the Greenfield Fire Department says dont warm up your car in a garage, even with the garage doors open. If your car is in the garage, even if your garage door is open, we ask that you pull your car out of the garage. Because even when the door is open you can build up co gasses in the garage and that could be deadly. Com for our live radar and interactive maps, and any other Weather Information you need. A small fire broke out on the roof of the Pfister Hotel in downtown milwaukee today. Someone across the street noticed the flames and called the fire department. The folks here at the pfister did a great job evacuating people from that area we had no injuries that im aware of and the situation was mitigated in a relatively started in some construction material. Firefighters kept the flames from spreading. More local news now. A arbage truck worker hit by a car in racine this
Clown chaos. College campuses erupting overnight as an epidemic of clown hoaxes cause the schools to go on lockdown. Hundreds of students flood the streets in one college town. What police are saying this morning. Manhunt, the search for armed men who robbed Kim Kardashian at gunpoint stealing millions in jewelry. New details about those terrifying moments as the reality star recovers back home. New questions about her security. Good morning, everyone. Were going to take a look at the eye of Hurricane Matthew. The storm bearing down on haiti, the strongest to hit the region in decades. And it is expected to be absolutely devastating. That tiny country hit so hard in so many ways. Lets take a look at the massive hurricane from space, more than could take it along our east coast by the end of the week. As we said florida and North Carolina have already declared states of emergency. And youre right, george. Theres a lot of concerns along the east coast. Hurricane prep rooms are already up