Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Here's everything you need to know about the snow storm that started in the area on Tuesday afternoon.
UPDATED 12:25 p.m.: From the National Weather Service, Cedarburg had 9 inches of snow and Sheboygan had 14.5. UPDATED 12:23 p.m.: Were you supposed to pick someone up from the airport today? Many of the flights at Mitchell International are arriving and leaving on time, but there are some delays and cancellations. If you're planning to travel today (or need to get someone to or from the airport), check arriving flight status and departure status before you drive over. Then make sure you're planning extra travel time. Roads are slippery. UPDATED 12:14 p.m.: Despite originally starting garbage pickup routes, pickup has ended today because of the weather, according to Port Administrative Assistant Judy Klumb. If you're garbage and recycling …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Keep up with Patch for real-time information on accidents, commute times and more.
Updated 7:26 p.m. Check out closure information in the following counties: Snow-related Closure Information in Waukesha County Snow-related Closure Information in Ozaukee County Snow-related Closure Information in Milwaukee County Snow-related Closure Information in Racine County Click here for WISN closings and here for the TMJ4 closings. To check if there are power outages near you, take a look at the We Energies map. Also, to check click here to check flights from Mitchell International. Updated 7:25 p.m. Per Bayside Police: Head-on collission at Port Washington Road just south of County Line Road. No injuries. Car spun out ahead of the other vehicle. Then another car swerved to avoid the first, but slid across and into the Northbound…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Keep up with Patch for real-time information on accidents, commute times and more. This article covers Milwaukee and Ozaukee county Patch communities.
7:05 p.m.: A reader of Oak Creek Patch shared some wisdom (that is probably too late to follow today). On Oak Creek Patch's Facebook page, she wrote: "That first layer of snow should be shoveled right away otherwise you are in for big heavy load if you wait till the storm is over. I only had 1/8 inch and it was pretty heavy and if it freezes underneath that will make it even worse!" 6:58 p.m.: @MKESkywarn has tweeted: "NWS says record rainfall for Milwaukee today: 2.04 inches (corrected value). Old record was 1.48" set in 1977." NWS is National Weather Service. 6:52 p.m.: From Wauwatosa Patch editor Jim Price: "For the past hour, we've been back to rain/freezing rain in Tosa. Maybe an inch of snow had accumulated but is now turning into …
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Potentially historic and paralyzing weather is causing area officials to decide to shut down early or cancel all together.
Windy conditions have settled into the Port Washington and Saukville area as the National Weather Service's blizzard warning continues. Just over a foot of snow is expected in the Milwaukee area, with higher accumulations now expected from the big city south to Kenosha, according to the National Weather Service. The hazardous weather has moved area officials to shut down shop early or cancel events all together. The following is a list of early closings and cancellations: The National Weather Service is comparing this storm to a blizzard that hit the area in January 1999, dropping 14 to 18 inches of snow in southeast Wisconsin and causing four to eight foot drifts in a line from Fond du Lac to Janesville. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook …
A video recap of the top stories from the region.
Tuesday's PatchCast includes updates on "Snowmaggedon 2011" as some are calling it, the budget challenges facing Menomonee Falls schools, changes for the Port Washington Senior Center, and the most popular item at the Sussex Piggly Wiggly.
Monday, January 31, 2011
A video roundup of the day's top stories in Patch communities.
An update on winter storm preparations, on the bank robbery in Bayside, State of the Village in Saukville, the Sussex Sledding Party and two write-in Village Board candidates in Whitefish Bay.
Caledonia Retiree
5:38 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
Racine County does to a really good job of plowing. I live on a "county road" (according to the post office) and by the time the sun came up this morning it was plowed and salted. The only time I can remember being "snowed in" after over 20 years of living in Caledonia was two years ago after the Groundhog Day blizzard. more ›