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
Of public works says 283 salt trucks and plows have been deployed to tackle this snowfall. About an hour ago they say garbage and recycling trucks hit the roads with mounted plow blades to clear side streets in the city. Salt trucks will remain on the main streets. The dpw says it plans to send out an additional 52 front end loaders along with 12 private plow truck throughout the morning. Well continue our a thats where we find our Julie Collins. There are closings in our area to be aware of. They will be scrolling along throughout the show. We also have a list posted on our website fox six now dot com. Were taking a look now at overnight conditions in oshkosh. Road conditions are slick. If youre heading that way for the packers game take your time . If youre staying home for the game. You can watch the packers take on the seahawks right here on fox six. The game is at 325. And afterwards stay tuned for a fox 6 news special with reaction from the locker room. Several areas in illinois
Joyce we are in the deep freeze tonight. Patrick a wind chill advisory is in effect. Mark, it is frigid out there. Mark frigid is a good it. A winter advisory tonight, a winter storm watch friday into saturday, then it gets colder on sunday before we catch a break next week. You can see temperatures with many areas below zero, and the wind is still a problem, the wind chills running 1025 below zero across the badger state. Windchill advisory through 10 00 a. M. Thursday. Bus top, terrible. Windchills the 25 below. High temperatures hitting nine, thats it, and then we focus on the snow after the cold tomorrow. Patrick the city of milwaukee unveils its plan to keep people safe during the dangerous cold. Joyce the city plans to keep all its warming shelters open this weekend, including the library. Its also contacted the Police Department to make sure its Homeless Outreach team is out looking to take people to warming locations. According to the city, there are 1400 people homeless in mil
Now at 10 a fox 6 exclusive. These little stole my car. the victim of refuses to let the teenage suspects get away. Plus an accident in racine takes the life of a sanitation worker and pastor. And i dont know how people can stay out in this all night. We take you inside one of the shelters offering refuge on a bitterly cold night. That is our big story a onetwo punch when it comes to the weather. First dangerous wind chills then more snow. Tonight we have team coverage. Ashley sears shows us how people chill advisory. But lets start with weather expert Stephanie Barichello in the storm center. A wind chill advisory is in effect until 10am tomorrow. Blustery and very cold tonight with subzero lows and wind chills in the 20s below zero. Mostly sunny and windy thursday with highs in the Single Digits and wind chills staying in the teens below. A quick burst of snow is possible late tomorrow night into friy steady, heavier snow arrives friday afternoon and evening. A winter storm watch goe