A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
A SEVERE WINTER STORM WILL BRING NEAR RECORD SNOW TOTALS TO
SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM DIMINISHES
LATER WEDNESDAY.
EXPECTED TOTALS RANGE FROM...6 TO 8 INCHES NORTHWEST OF A LINE
FROM THE DELLS TO FOND DU LAC...AND 14 TO 18 INCHES ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO PORT WASHINGTON. THERE MAY
BE LOCALLY 20 INCH AMOUNTS DUE TO ISOLATED THUNDERSNOW. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL IMPACT MILWAUKEE...WAUKESHA...RACINE AND
KENOSHA.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN
AND ALSO AT INLAND RURAL LOCATIONS.
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS TONIGHT...CONTINUING
INTO WEDNESDAY. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST
FORECAST...AND BE PREPARED TO ALTER YOUR TRAVEL PLANS WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE A SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING BLANKETS...SLEEPING
BAGS...EXTRA CLOTHING...HIGH-ENERGY FOODS AND WATER. LET SOMEONE
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE HEADED AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO RETURN.
It's only a 5 hour drive. That should be fine, right? My goodness we're getting a lot of weather on this tour. We've come up with a rule for it: any time I go a full day without having to put m snowboots on, it will snow. I didn't wear them (yet) today, but I will certainly keep them on tomorrow!
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