Much of northern Wisconsin is under an ice storm warning from 7 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, with another quarter- to half-inch of ice forecast.
- Jeff Richgels
If showers and storms end Thursday morning and there is a longer break in the afternoon, that will increase the chances for severe storms in the evening.
- Jeff Richgels
A powerful spring storm system is predicted to deliver possible severe thunderstorms and heavy rain to southern Wisconsin, and ice, sleet and snow to central and northern Wisconsin.
- Jeff Richgels
Meteorological spring started March 1, the vernal equinox signifying the start of calendar spring is Friday at 9:46 a.m.
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A historic winter storm delivered freezing rain, heavy snow, strong winds and the Madison area’s first blizzard warning in more than a decade.
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Not every soon-to-be born baby gets a snow plow escort to the hospital, but one Madison area one did overnight.
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The storm hit hardest in northeast and northern Wisconsin, with snow total reports to the National Weather Service that included 33.2 inches in Sturgeon Bay.
UW-Madison students shoveled and packed snow to create a ski and snowboarding ramp.
The Weather Service's criteria for a blizzard warning are wind gusts of at least 35 miles an hour along with quarter-mile visibility or less during falling or blowing snow.
UW-Madison remained open, while other Wisconsin universities went virtual.
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Plows were out and roads remained hazardous as the wind and snow continued Monday.
The blizzard warning is the first for the Madison area in more than 13 years.
The blizzard warning runs until 4 p.m. Monday, with snow falling at up to an inch per hour and north winds blowing at 40 to 45 mph.
Saturday night brought the first of three phases in a mid-March storm promising snow, rain, ice and hail.
Wisconsin is preparing for a potentially historic Winter storm at the start of Spring, as heavy winds, rain and snow are expected to hit different parts of the state.
According to a news release, the declaration is meant to aid the city's snow removal operations.
The winter of 2007-08 was Madison's snowiest on record, with Mother Nature dumping a cumulative 101.4 inches of snow in the city. (For comparison, the previous record was 76.1 inches in the winter of 1978-79.) The record snowfall included a lot of middling storms that added up over time, as …
There will be a period of rain Sunday morning as temperatures warm again.
The National Weather Service measured 2.5 to 3 inches of rain accumulation in the greater Racine area from Tuesday night and Wednesday morning's storm.
The National Weather Service measured 2.5 to 3 inches of rain accumulation in the greater Racine area from Tuesday night and Wednesday morning's storm.
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Kenosha enforces alternate side parking annually from Dec. 1 to March 31 to help snowplow and emergency vehicles safely clear narrow city streets.
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Madison set a new record high of 69 degrees Monday afternoon, beating the previous record set in 1977. Possible severe weather and snow are forecast this week.
The frozen ground will lead to increased runoff and urban and small stream flooding, as well as standing water in ditches, low-lying areas and roads.
Hail and wind look to be the primary threats, though their exact timing is uncertain, NWS meteorologist J. J. Wood said.
The Great Ice Storm of March 1976 knocked television stations off the air, caused Madison's reservoirs to dry up and left more than 600,000 Wisconsin residents without power for days.
This shouldn't be surprising with meteorological winter ending on Saturday and meteorological spring starting Sunday.
The region is expected to get less than an inch of snow.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Sauk, Lafayette, Iowa, Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, Richland, and Vernon counties from 8 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday
Wednesday’s forecast for Madison features sunny skies, a high near 61, humidity falling to just 15% to 25%, and west winds gusting to 40 mph.