Latesummer, but crews have been prepping for this specific storm starting on wednesday. Just in the last two hours, the department of public works promised us they are prepared. We are going to stick with our operations. We have a rollover plan and we want we make sure these streets are safe and passable. Adrienne and one number i want to go ahead and give you you probably heard it before, but you need to write it down at the beginning of the snow season. It is 286city. If you live in the city of milwaukee, it is a good number to have handy. Live in milwaukee, im adrienne pedersen, wisn 12 news. Toya snowy roads could be behind three massive interstate pileups across the country. The multivehicle crashes were in michigan, ohio and pennsylvania yesterday. The interstate was closed for hours in all three states. Be sure to have the free wisn mobile app ready to go this weekend. Youll find snow updates along with information about churches or businesses forced to close due to the snow. Pa
Tonight as snow heads toward southeast wisconsin. Patrick the weather watch 12 team has been talking about it all week. Mark, when does it start . Mark this time tomorrow night, a coating of white. It starts saturday evening between 6 00 and 10 00, and it will be a longlasting snow. We usually dont get this where it takes 24 hours to get through a system. It continues through sunday with much of a break. Most of the time, it will be and thats why totals will be fairly impressive. Most areas 58 inches of snow, less in our North Western counties. Saturday evening, through the day on sunday, some blowing and drifting of snow, especially on monday. The initial snow will be dry and powdery. Temperatures warm up sunday near the lakeshore, 30 two degrees, thanks to a southeasterly wind, component as well. 25 degrees, snow beginning saturday evening, and again, throughout the day on sunday as high temperatures warm up to 32 degrees. Take it easy out there. You will still be able to get on the
Winter weather advisorys to the north, 35 inches of snow. Winter storm warnings in the pink. 22 milwaukee. Not a lot at Cathedral Square or in racine, but some pictures are coming in. Look at that camera. It does show the snow falling on i94 and us 18. Tonight and tomorrow, not recommending driving. It will not be pleasant. The side streets will be. This is a powdery snow. This side streets will be bad. This is a powdery snow. Stay inside, watch christmas movies, and stick with us for the latest updates. Next, amounts and the full adrienne thank you. Several local communities already declaring snow emergencies. Pleasant prairie and burlington are in effect right now. Kenosha starts at midnight. Watertowns snow emergency is set to begin tomorrow evening. We will keep you updated on that. And dont forget about the parking rules in the city of milwaukee. The dpw says they will let us know if and when the fourinch rule starts. So Pay Attention to the signs on the street. Street, you could
Been telling you all evening that we were saying this snow could roll in. Ive gotten some of the latest sub dates, some areas have received over two inches of snow. This is just the beginning of this system. Those blue areas are seeing about half an inch per hour. We are under winter storm warnings and tell tomorrow night and winter storm our north. You can see the snow flying back and forth, especially on those off ramps. Take your time and go slow. Currently in milwaukee, slow traveling. That is smart. If you dont need to travel, i would not. 22 degrees. Road conditions tonight through sunday will not be as bad, but the side streets and driveways are where it is going to be bad. More heavy. I will have more snowfall totals and how tomorrow is panning out. That is coming up. Adrienne we will check back in with you. A long night ahead for snow plow drivers. In milwaukee, road crews started at 2 00 this afternoon putting down that layer of salt. Ben hutchison joining us live in milwauke
Heres the kicker. This is the activity i was expecting. We have waves with this spotty activity because the heavier bands have shifted north. Thats why it is happening in some of the areas in janesville and lake geneva. I anticipate in the next hour to an hour and a half it is kind of filling back in. Keep in mind were not completely done, we have this lull to the north and west. In beaver dam and west bend, everything here under a winter storm warning that continues. I have been talking with the National Weather service about their thoughts as well. They are continuing to warning. This is a live look at the road this morning. There was a semi that jackknifed in Racine County, you can see just the remnants of what is folks driving very slow. The snow will continue to fall. Easy to shovel, but hard to drive on. You need to know if you decide you want to attempt to drive outside. I dont see a lot of the cars on the roads. Thats a good thing. I dont want to be driving, folks. The snow wil