Winter storm warning issued as big weekend snowstorm sets a course for southern, eastern Wisconsin
The latest forecast shows the potential for significant snow across southern Wisconsin.
Winter storm warning issued as big weekend snowstorm sets a course for southern, eastern Wisconsin The latest forecast shows the potential for significant snow across southern Wisconsin. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/weather/2020/01/09/milwaukee-weather-potentially-significant-snow-possible-saturday/4418012002/
Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 7:10 a.m. CT Jan. 9, 2020 | Updated 6:16 a.m. CT Jan. 10, 2020
Heavy snow is forecast across southern Wisconsin for the coming weekend. (Photo: National Weather Service)
Winter storm watches and warnings have been posted beginning Friday through the weekend for a large portion of Wisconsin, including the Milwaukee metro area, as a large, powerful storm takes aim at the central U.S.
The watch that was issued Thursday for a portion of southern Wisconsin roughly along and south of a line from Darlington to Madison to Port Washington was upgraded to a winter storm warning early Friday morning.
Forecasters say 6 to 12 inches of snow could fall by the time the snow moves out of the state on Sunday.
A large portion of southern and eastern Wisconsin is forecast to receive heavy snow this weekend. (Photo: National Weather Service)
In addition to the snow, northeast winds could gust to 45 mph Saturday afternoon and evening.
Forecasters say they expect the storm to bring two rounds of winter weather to Wisconsin starting Friday and continuing through Saturday night, which is when the heaviest snow is expected.
All of this is part of a powerful storm system that could also bring severe weather across portions of the South on Friday and Saturday.
The storm will have plenty of moisture feeding it.
"That's what's going to give us a large amount of snow," said Marcia Cronce, a National Weather Service meteorologist. "It draws the moisture straight up off the Gulf (of Mexico.)"
Winter storm watches cover all of southeast Wisconsin beginning Friday and continuing through early Sunday morning. (Photo: National Weather Service)
Expect subtle changes to the forecast as the storm draws closer, Cronce said.
Forecasters will be closely watching the track of the storm.
"It could waffle north or south just a little bit and that could impact the snowfall amounts and precipitation types," Cronce said.
Here's how forecasters believe the storm will play out, based on start times for the storm watches:
For Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Kenosha, Racine, Dane, Rock and Walworth counties, the winter storm warning kicks in at 9 p.m. Friday and runs through Sunday morning.
Mixed precipitation is expected to begin Friday evening, eventually changing to all snow by late Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, the weather service said in a statement.
"Ice accumulation between a glaze and two tenths of an inch are possible Friday evening through Saturday morning," according to the statement.
Milwaukee County snow plows are loaded with salt for the over 2,200 freeway and county trunk road miles on Thursday. Much of the fleet, on West Watertown Plank Road near Highway 41/45, is positioned ahead of an approaching winter storm. (Photo: Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
"Storm total snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches are possible," according to the weather service. "In addition, northeast winds could gust as high as 45 mph Saturday afternoon through Saturday night."
For Sheboygan, Jefferson, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Green Lake, Sauk, Columbia, Iowa, Lafayette and Green counties:
The winter storm watch kicks in at noon Saturday and continues through early Sunday morning. The counties under this portion of the watch are expected to receive 6 to 11 inches of snow from the storm. Winds could also gust to 45 mph in these areas during the storm.
For Brown, Outagamie, Winnebago, Manitowoc, Door, Waupaca, Kewaunee, Waushara, Calumet and southern Oconto counties:
A winter storm watch is in effect beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and lasting through Sunday morning. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches are possible across those counties. "Winds could gust as high as 40 mph, causing considerable blowing and drifting snow," according to the weather service office in Green Bay.
The forecast track of the storm, should it stay on the course forecasters think it will, is a classic scenario for bringing southern Wisconsin a lot of snow, said Aidan Kuroski, a weather service meteorologist.
"Strong low pressure will lift from Little Rock to St. Louis to South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday ...," according to the weather service.
Forecasters say a powerful storm system will bring two rounds of winter weather to southern Wisconsin beginning Friday and lasting throughout the weekend. (Photo: National Weather Service)
Storm could strengthen Saturday
In addition to having plenty of moisture with which to work, the forecasts are showing the storm will strengthen as it moves through the Great Lakes, "which kind of adds to the potential for higher snow amounts," said Denny Van Cleve, a weather service meteorologist.
"It's strengthening right at the right time for us," he added. "It's a strong system."
Road crews preparing
Crews are planning to spray salt brine on Milwaukee County's entire interstate highway system beginning Friday, said Sean Moore, highway transportation supervisor for the county.
Starting Friday night, crews will be on 12-hour shifts around the clock until the snow stops, Moore said.
"We'll already have the trucks loaded with salt" whenever the snow starts, Moore said.
Moore said he expects the wind to complicate the clearing of roads and highways.
"Blowing snow will be a factor," even if the snow totals are lower than forecast, he said.
The county has 100 drivers and 46 trucks that will be working to keep interstates and county roads clear during the storm. "We'll be a 24/7 operation until we're done with the cleanup," he said.
This is the type of potential storm crews prepare to handle, Moore said.
"We're waiting for it," Moore said. "We've been ready since the beginning of November for a big one."
City of Milwaukee crews on Thursday night were already working to treat streets with anti-icing chemicals in anticipation of the storm.
"This proactive treatment ... helps prevent snow and ice from bonding to the pavement," Brian DeNeve, a spokesman for the city Department of Public Works, said in an email.
City crews are also prepared to plow streets throughout the weekend, DeNeve said.
Once the storm moves through, a very active weather pattern is expected to take hold in Wisconsin with arctic air settling across the region by late next week.
"... The coldest air of the season thus far may be ahead," the weather service said.
UPDATED: Great shots from Wisconsin snowstorms: 1881 to present
1881. On Feb. 22, a great blizzard roared through Waukesha. Trains were stopped and concerns grew that food would be in short supply. It took weeks to clear the snow from Waukesha's streets. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1893. Isolation Hospitals at 745 N. 23rd St. in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1903. Apostle Islands. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1905. Bayfield. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1912. Sunset over ice point on lake shore, Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1917. Icycle racing in Milwaukee Public Schools. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1929: The Milwaukee Journal Snow Flyer was driven by Reporter R.G. Lynch (right) and photographer Frank Scherschel who are shown in New Holstein. The January assignment focused on finding out how people in the countryside were handling the snow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1933: A snow elevator was busy on Wisconsin Avenue, dumping blocks of snow into city garbage wagons. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1935. Milwaukee's "Valley of 10,000 Smokes" as seen across the Menomonee Valley from the north end of the Thirty-fifth Street Viaduct. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1935. Hours late from Green Bay, despite the heat inside, this locomotive retained a lot of the snow it plowed through to get to Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1942: The wind shaped snow into these softly curved ridges outside the Ozaukee Country Club. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1947. Though vehicles still lay snowbound along West Kilbourn Avenue, plows have sliced a meandering path up the street so that the traffic can move at an uncertain pace. The view is west from North 3rd street. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1947: This car was still stuck in the center of E. State St., and N. Market St., after the snowplows cleared either side of it Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1947: Stranded streetcars and kids on skis were a common site all over town. This scene was on E. Locust St., west of N. Oakland Ave. Riverside high can be seen on the left. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1947. E. North Ave. and Ivanhoe Place, Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1947. Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1947. Trucks and cars abandoned in the storm cluttered the approach to the Wisconsin Avenue viaduct Thursday night. By evening, the avenue had been opened to North 35th Street and a driver could make a perilous trip across the valley on the lower route. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1947. A car is nearly buried on East Wisconsin Avenue and North Marshall Street, Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1947. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1947. East Wisconsin Avenue and North Marshall Street, Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1948. This automobile was stalled Thursday night in front of 4622 W. Burleigh St. Many cars got an additional snow shower when the plow went past after the city's clearing operations got underway. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1951. Steel framework for the new Milwaukee County Stadium began to shape in December. Supports for the two decks of concrete seats and the roof can be seen in the profile of the section on the left. The other section is shown from the rear. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1954. The storm was rough on tricycle owners like Gerald Nissen, 4, of 4505 N. 77th St., Wauwatosa. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1955. One driver had a problem when he tried to drive away Tuesday after parking overnight on a downtown Fond du Lac street. Laurence Weksler
1956. Between 55 and 80 telephone poles were knocked down along County Trunk C, between Nashotah and Delafield, in Waukesha County during Tuesday night's ice storm. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1958. The Milwaukee coal yard from the 16th Sreet viaduct looking west. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1958. Heavy snow fell in southern Wisconsin. A total of 8.1 inches was recorded at General Mitchell Field. The snow added a touch of beauty to the Milwaukee area. Snow-frosted trees tower over a bench in this view taken along the shoreline of Lake Michigan north of Bradford Beach. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1959. John Murray, 9, a fourth-grader at Richmond School in the Town of Lisbon trudges off to school after a two-day recess due to a snowstorm. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1959. A wet, sticky snow dressed Milwaukee in a coat of white. Whitnall Park appeared like a winter wonderland as the snow drifted down, clinging to the ground and to branches of the trees. With temperatures above freezing, the snow melted fast in many places. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1959. Downtown pedestrians made the best of things at North 2nd Street and West Wisconsin Avenue. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1959. The scramble was on for gaily colored eggs at the sixth annual Easter Egg Hunt at snow-covered McGovern Park. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1960. The going was tough as a violent snowstorm driven by northeast winds dumped heavy snow on Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin. These girls slipped in the snow as they crossed West Wisconsin at North 8th Street. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1960: Drifting snow and driving winds were not the only winter hazards confronting motorists. This sports car was struck by a heavy vehicle, probably a snowplow while it was parked on S. 76th St., just north of W. Cold Spring Rd., in Greenfield. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1960. The fireboat Deluge smashes ice and snow that city trucks had dumped into the Milwaukee River south of the State Street bridge. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1960. Trudging through the snow, about 90 sightseers formed a line on a nature hike through Whitnall Park. Donald Nusbaum, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1960. A roller-coaster cast an undulating shadow on the snow-covered ground in Dandelion Park at Muskego Beach. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1961: The worst snowstorm of the season, which forecasters had expected would miss the area, struck with a mighty blow snarling traffic over much of the southern two-thirds of the state. These commuters braved the cold while waiting for a bus at S. 11th and W. Mitchell St. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1962: Wind drove snow, piling it into large drifts. This interpretive photograph was made by Donald W. Busbaum of the Journal staff, who manipulated the print, so as to exaggerate the effect of the cold wind. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1962. A man digs out after a big snowstorm in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1962. A winter's day outside the Ambrosia Chocolate factory, Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1962. Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1962. Milwaukee County Stadium and interchange. Clarence P. Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1963. Kenosha County Deputy Sheriff Robert Cantwell lowers a weighted rope into a hole in a frozen pit near South 92nd Street and West Grange Avenue in Greendale during a search for the kidnap car used by the murderers of Anthony J. Biernat. Other law officers taking part in the search were Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriffs Charles Bilda and his brother, Richard Bilda. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1963. It was difficult to determine where the ice ended and Lake Michigan began as a Sunday stroller inspected the cold scene on a mild but foggy afternoon. The picture was taken near Bradford Beach. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1963. Tall waves frothed and rolled at the lakefront under gusts that ushered in a cold front. The weather bureau measured gusts up to 41 miles an hour. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1963. The Milwaukee River, warmer than the surrounding air, gives off clouds of vapor. This view looks south past the Wells Street bridge to the Marine Plaza. Journal Staff Photo, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1963. A winter outing for rhesus monkeys on monkey island at the new zoo Sunday proved none too exciting for the animals. For the most part, they huddled together at the edge of the moat away from the snow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1964: A snow blower was used by Lee Meininger of Whitefish Bay to clear his walk while children played in the shower of snow thrown by the blower. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1964: Motorists faced the task of digging out their cars on Kohler Memorial Drive, a section of highway 23 between Sheboygan and Kohler. Sheboygan received 13.75 inches of snow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1964: Gusts of 40-miles-an-hour whipped snow across Pewaukee lake and formed deep drifts that blocked traffic along Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1971: Warm clothes, goggles and a heavy scarf helped protect a delivery boy for The Milwaukee Journal from the bitter cold as he rode his bike to deliver papers in Elm Grove. The youth is Ray Edwards. Journal Staff Photo, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1973: Autos abandoned on major streets were quickly walled in by passing plows. One car left near the foot of Wisconsin Ave. soon disappeared from view. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1973. On April 9, 13 inches of snow fell. It was the second biggest April snowstorm in history at that time. Snowmobiler Forest Barnes passed two City of Milwaukee snowplows stalled in the 7600 block of North 60th Street during one of his many runs Monday night as he helped stalled motorists and others needing a lift. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1973. A snowblower was used by Richard Schmidt in front of his home at 4452 N. 83rd St. as he cleared the walk adjacent to the jagged path shoveled by his neighbor. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1973. Traffic remained at a standstill Tuesday on West Hampton Avenue near North 95th Street as motorists tried to dig free of the drifted, wet snow. Abandoned cars cluttered the roadways and many people preferred just to get out and walk. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1973. Traffic remained at a standstill near West Hampton Avenue near North 95th Street. Abandoned cars cluttered the roadways. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1975. A driver in Madison worked Monday to clear 5 inches of overnight snow from his car. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1976. People bundled against the cold as they waited for a bus in downtown Milwaukee. Temperatures minus 2 degrees and a wind at 14 mph produced a wind chill factor of 34 degrees below zero. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1977. Water vapor and ice gave new dimensions to the fountain on the grounds of the Performing Arts Center in the current wave of frigid weather. Robert Yanko of Milwaukee paused to watch the changing forms as the warmer water clashed with the cold air. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1977. A truck equipped with a snowblower was followed by one with a plow as Milwaukee County workers cleared the parking lot at Timmerman Field. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1977. The Milwaukee Milorganite plant at Jones Island and the nearby Harbor Bridge are pictured on a cold day during a very cold winter. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1978: Buried cars were everywhere as much of the Midwest began the unpleasant task of digging out. This was the scene on Summit Drive in Port Washington. John Biever, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1978. Residents of the Milwaukee County Zoo live in an environment as close as possible to that of their natural habitat. But for those hardy creatures, the doors are open and they can go outside and absorb just as much of the Wisconsin winter weather as they want and then return to the man-made comforts of home. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1979. Milwaukee. Dale Guldan
1979: Peggy Kartheiser did her best to use a parking meter on Marshall St. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1979. Snow filled the air and covered Pere Marquette Park (foreground) as Milwaukee got its first taste of the winter weather that lies ahead. The picture was taken from the roof of The Milwaukee Journal looking east across the Milwaukee River toward the Performing Arts Center. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1979: Richard F. Bohrman of Lyons (Walworth County) dumped a wheelbarrow of snow form the roof of the Cross Lutheran church in Burlington. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1979. Signs were stuck in snowbanks on Lapham Sreet near 74th Street as West Allis crews prepared to remove snow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1979. Abandoned, a car lies buried in the drifted snow in the parking lot at the South Shore Yacht Club. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1979: Rosie Minessale shoveled snow from the walk in front of her home in the 1500 block of N. Cass street. Allan Y. Scott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1979. Garbage was overflowing in a commercial container and scattered about the snow-covered alley behind West Hopkins and 21st streets. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1979: Reuben J. Gothow used a snowblower to clear new snow from the driveway of his home on Summit Avenue in Waukesha. More snow fell on top of the record amount already on the ground. George Cassidy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1981. Snow formations near a covered bridge over Sugar Creek in Walworth County were created by man-made snow equipment. Used to provide snow for the Alpine Valley ski area, the machines spew a fine spray of water under pressure that, when combined with the cold air, turns to snow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1982. The Milwaukee River is frozen just above the dam and just south of the North Avenue bridge. This view is looking north from the foot of East Boylston Street. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1982. Milwaukee Bureau of Sanitation crews are winning their battle in spite of and ice that interferes with procedures. Here, in an alley between North 14th and 15th streets, a bit of crew teamwork gets the job done. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1982. This Sno-Go snow remover in operation at North 86th Street and West Mill Road offered a distinct advantage in the aftermath of Milwaukee's big snowstorm — it allowed the operator to put the plowed snow where he preferred, thereby avoiding driveways and keeping several homeowners happy. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1982: A young man clears a sidewalk in Sturgeon Bay. Ernest W. Anheuser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1982: Snow-covered branches made a picturesque setting for children and a dog romping on State Street west of 27th St. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1982. Runners in the two-mile Samson Stomp got a good look at a polar bear at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The zoo sponsored the event as part of the park system's Winterval '82 festival. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1982. Exhaust from cars and high winds that kicked up snow caused this misty view on Milwaukee's near south side. Temperatures were below zero. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1983: A car emerged from a snowy haze on Lannon Road, just south of West Silver Spring Drive. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1984. Cold mountains of ice climb above the Green Bay shoreline at Peninsula State Park in Door County. The ice shoves, as the local residents call them, were created last week by the wind blowing lake ice to the shore and forcing it to pile up. Some of the shoves reach about 40 feet above the water. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1985. The first snowstorm of the season provided enough heavy, wet snow in Waukesha County for some enterprising children to build a snowman. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1985. A boy and his dog made their way through the snow and early-morning bitter cold in Wauwatosa. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1985. New framework went up in the outfield at Milwaukee County Stadium. Construction workers will have to put up with the cold and snow as they work through the winter to finish the project by opening day. A worker (left) inspected grid work where concrete support columns will go. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1985. January's wind has whipped the waves against the shore of Lake Michigan and the bitter cold has turned them into multiple layers of ice covering the rocks. Sandy Weber of Milwaukee took an opportunity to go out and take some pictures of the scenery at Bradford Beach. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1986. A cold winter wonderland awaited a person walking recently along a rural road near the Don Peterson farm in the Town of Portland in southwestern Monroe County. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1987: A woman covered her face against the blowing snow as she struggled toward a bus stop on West Appleton Avenue near Timmerman Field. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1987: A motorists is caught in a Wisconsin blizzard. Exact photo location not noted. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
1989. A man is silhouetted against the snow as he pulls a child on a sled up a hill in Currie Park in Wauwatosa. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1989. A group of visitors at the Riveredge Nature Center in Newburg watched as Suzanne Wade led the search for deer tracks in the snow during a Winter Wildlife Search Party for families sponsored by the center. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1993. Martin Honel of South Milwaukee paddles his kayak in cold waves breaking around Bradford Beach. Honel made his kayak by stretching canvas over a wooden frame and painting the canvas with house paint to make it seaworthy. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1994. Dock workers set the anchor and lines for the winter layup of the firefighter Presque Isle on a Jones Island dock. Milwaukee area temperatures reached 21 below zero in the recent cold snap. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
1998. Bruce Schultz paddles his kayak along the Lake Michigan shoreline in frigid waters Sunday at South Shore Park. It was the 19th time Schultz has endured the elements to paddle on Lake Michigan this winter. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2000. Milwaukee firefighters still work amid freezing cold temperatures at a Thursday morning fire at Kaiser Building Complex, 4715 N. 32nd St. in Milwaukee. Jack Orton
2000. Xu Gejing of China poses for a picture in front of his team's sculpture "Happy Millenium" at the United States International Snow Sculpting Competition. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2000. Ducks swim along the Milwaukee lakefront on Lake Michigan as the temperature dipped into the low teens with wind chills falling into the minus 20 range. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2000. Tara, 12, Conor, 5, Danny, 10, and Kyle Prindiville, 8, play on the snow hill in the front yard of their grandparents' home on the corner of North Redwood Road and West Woodbury Lane in the River Edge subdivision in Glendale. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2007. The sun pokes through a formation of icicles along the pier at McKinley Marina. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2007. Bike messenger Joseph Burge of Milwaukee rides on snow-slicked East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2011. Lauren Erickson, 9, of Milwaukee trudges back up a sledding hill at Wirth Park in Brookfield. Lauren and her father, Mark, were spending the day sledding on the new snow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2011. A Waukesha County plow makes its way south on Hwy JJ during a steady snowfall. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
2011. While John Greulich tries to unbury his sidewalk in the 2500 block of South Superior Street, Kayla Sparapane, 11, tunnels in just for the fun of it. Dale Guldan
2011. A woman walks her dog in the 2900 block of South Superior Street across from South Shore Park. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2015: A plow with an industrial sized snow blower makes its way through heavy gusts of wind in near white out conditions at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. Crews were working hard to keep runways and terminals clear of snow in near white-out conditions, allowing a fair number of planes to take off and land despite several cancellations Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
2018. 99-year-old Frank Churchill of Waukesha, who turns 100 on May 31, works on clearing a path to his mailbox to get his paper in front of his home on Sunnycrest Drive. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives
Contact Joe Taschler at (414) 224-2554 or jtaschler@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeTaschler or Facebook at facebook.com/joe.taschler.1.
Read or Share this story: https://www.jsonline.com/story/weather/2020/01/09/milwaukee-weather-potentially-significant-snow-possible-saturday/4418012002/
Winter storm warning issued as heavy snow is possible for eastern Wisconsin
Freezing drizzle possible Thursday; storm still in forecast for weekend
Ice causing dangerous travel conditions in parts of Wisconsin
Top 10 Wisconsin weather events in last decade
Below-zero wind chills, then snow possible for week's end
Overnight snowfall will give southern Wisconsin a white New Year