Posted: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:00 am
A band of lake effect snow is pushing through Racine and Kenosha Counties this morning, according to the National Weather Service.
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Here is the full report:
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
905 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007
WIZ066-071-072-051800-
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MILWAUKEE…RACINE…KENOSHA
905 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007
.NOW…
LOOK FOR A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS
OF MILWAUKEE…RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. THE BACK
EDGE OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FROM A SAINT
FRANCIS…TO FRANKSVILLE…TO BRISTOL LINE…MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.
THE BACK EDGE OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL REACH A DOWNTOWN
RACINE…TO PLEASANT PRAIRIE LINE BY 1030 AM…AND SHOULD MOVE OUT
OF THE CITY OF KENOSHA BY NOON.
HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES FROM TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE SNOW BAND…WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
4 INCHES POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR
LESS IN THE HEAVY SNOW BAND. IN ADDITION…BRISK NORTH WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH…GUSTING TO 30 MPH…WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE NEW SNOW ON ROADS.
UNTREATED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN…AND MAINTAIN EXTRA STOPPING
DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES
Here is a prior report:
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
514 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007
WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072-051415-
SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHEBOYGAN…WEST BEND…
PORT WASHINGTON…WAUKESHA…BROOKFIELD…MILWAUKEE…ELKHORN…
LAKE GENEVA…RACINE…KENOSHA
514 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007
.NOW…
A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS PUSHING SOUTH ALONG THE LAKE SHORE
COUNTIES OF OZAUKEE AND MILWAUKEE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO
AROUND 1 MILE IN THIS BAND WITH SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1/2 INCH AN
HOUR. THE SNOW BAND WILL MOVE INTO RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES
BETWEEN 530 AM AND 7 AM.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRISK NORTH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL
AREAS. UNTREATED HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.