During the previous snow emergency, DPW issued over 5,300 citations.
#MILWAUKEE WEATHER UPDATE#
The rule usually provides plows room to clear the street, but since Milwaukee hasn't experienced a heavy snowfall, the city did not declare a snow emergency.ĭPW said it will provide an update on Friday on whether or not a snow emergency is needed. This rule will not be in effect Thursday night and regular winter parking rules should be observed, including those that need to observe alternate side parking based on the calendar day. Under a snow emergency, vehicles are required to park on one side of most streets. The Department of Public Works said it might need to declare a snow emergency on Friday. The City of Milwaukee has not declared a snow emergency, but Mayor Cavalier Johnson has declared an extreme weather emergency. City not ready to declare a snow emergency, no parking rule changes on Thursday evening The National Weather Service doesn't have a reported snow total for Kenosha, but Racine reported 2.5 inches at 2:24 p.m. near Highway 142 and was expected to take two hours to clear.
Two southbound I-41/I-94 lanes have been closed due to a crash, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. Communities as far north as Port Washington and south as Kenosha will be impacted, Miller said.Ĭrash closes two left lanes on 1-41/I-94 in Kenosha Some of the suburban communities, such as New Berlin, have reported nearly 7 inches of snow, but Milwaukee has only seen an inch or two so far.įollowing the quick burst of snow, communities along the lakeshore will experience another 2 to 3 inches of lake effect snow later this evening, meteorologist Cameron Miller with the weather service said. Milwaukee is expected to see more snow into the evening and night, as a system moves toward the city that will drop an inch of snow in the next hour, meteorologists at the National Weather Service said shortly before 7 p.m. Quick inch of snow in an hour to hit Milwaukee more lake effect snow from Port Washington to Kenosha later Thursday evening The National Weather Service has begun to report more snow totals from the area, here are the latest:
There is more snow on the way for southern Wisconsin, some areas will still see another few inches. Here are the other snow totals in southern Wisconsin: In a statement through as spokesperson, Johnson announced that city government offices will be open for regular business hours on Friday. Mayor Cavalier Johnson closed executive city government offices at noon on Thursday. Cities offices that report to Mayor Cavalier Johnson will be open Friday The sheriff's office said three calls were for debris or hazards on the road or highway and 20 calls were for disabled vehicles. and 9 p.m.Īmong those calls for service were 46 crashes, with 10 crashes resulting in injuries. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office reported 69 weather-related calls for service on Thursday between 9 a.m. Dozens of crashes, including injuries, on Milwaukee's roadways Thursday The official snow measurement site for the weather service's Milwaukee office is Mitchell International Airport, which recorded a total of 4.8 inches at 9 p.m. Temperatures will drop to as low as 10 degrees overnight and Friday also will be cold, but southeastern Wisconsin should see some sun in the afternoon, Miller said. it should actually come to an end pretty quickly in southeastern Wisconsin, a lot quicker than we thought originally." "We've been watching this band, looking at radar, (the snow band) is actually right off the coast," said Cameron Miller, meteorologist at the weather service. View Gallery: February winter storm blankets Milwaukee area with snow Snow will 'taper off,' lake effect snow band expected to miss shoreline citiesĪround 10 p.m., the National Weather Service said its been monitoring the lake effect snow band and believe it will now miss Milwaukee and other shoreline cities.
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