Mak theres still areas of the lake taht are open water so we dont want to be out there. The Walworth County Sheriffs Office says theyll keep searching tonight as late as possible. Now to our big story, were in for some snow this weekend. We could see more than a half of foot when its all said and done. We have Team Coverage ahead of this wintery forecast. Fox 6s Myra Sanchick is live in milwaukee with what the city is doing to prepare. But we start with weather expert tom wachs. Hes been tracking the snow. He joins us from the weather winter storm watch for all of se wi from saturday night through sunday night increasing clouds tonight. It will be very cold with temperatures falling into the teens by sunrise. Mostly cloudy and quiet during the day saturday with highs in the low 20s. Snow moves in from the west on saturday evening. The snow will continue through the day sunday and taper off accumulation is forecast, lower amounts toward fon du lac county. Tonight increasing clouds. Cold
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
Area. We have Team Coverage tonight. Myra sanchick checked in with snow preparations in milwaukee and Justin Williams went to communities outside the city. Lets begin with weather expert tom wachs though. Hes in the Weather Center tonight. Winter storm watch for all of se wi from saturday night through sunday night increasing clouds tonight. It will be very cold with temperatures falling into the teens by sunrise the day saturday with highs in the low 20s. Snow moves in from the west on saturday evening. The snow will continue through the day sunday and taper off sunday night. 69 of total accumulation is forecast, lower amounts toward fon du lac county. Tonight increasing clouds. Cold. Low 13 wind nw 510 mph saturday snow moving in from mph sunday snow likely. Tapering off sunday night. 69 total accumulation. Am low 22 high 30 wind se 1020 mph monday mostly cloudy. Am low 23 high 26 wind w 515 mph municipalities across the area bracing for the snow. Dpw crews are preparing for a pretty
Period of time so we needed extra man power to handle those. many locals watching the situation develop from a local bar tell us their thoughts on the search. its very sad that Something Like this happens in our local community here i pray for him and his family. i didnt believe it. The ice is real thin its only been a couple of days. Law Enforcement says this tragic incident is a reminder of the how deceiving ice can be. w and early winter here in wisconsin ice is incredibly unstable when its thawing and when its forming. more information on the victim pulled from the water is expected to be released in the coming days including his identity. Were live here in lake como im Angelica Sanchez fox6 news. Steph thanks angelica southeastern wisconsin preparing for the first major snowfall of the season. Weather expert tom wachs is in the Weather Center with a look ahead. Tom . Winter storm watch for all of se wi from saturday night through sunday night increasing clouds tonight. It will be
Period of time so we needed extra man power to handle those. many locals watching the situation develop from a local bar tell us their thoughts on the search. its very sad that Something Like this happens in our local community here i pray for him and his family. i didnt believe it. The ice is real thin its only been a couple of days. Law Enforcement says this tragic incident is a reminder of the how deceiving ice can be. w and early winter here in wisconsin ice is incredibly unstable when its thawing and when its forming. more information on the victim pulled from the water is expected to be released in the coming days including his identity. Were live here in lake como im Angelica Sanchez fox6 news. Steph thanks angelica southeastern wisconsin preparing for the first major snowfall of the season. Weather expert tom wachs is in the Weather Center with a look ahead. Tom . Winter storm watch for all of se wi from saturday night through sunday night increasing clouds tonight. It will be