Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Storm threat continues

It's been windy all day. Doesn't appear to have snowed much more.

Many of our regional offices have closed.
  • Itasca Office closing at 2:00 p.m. CT due to inclement weather
  • Indianapolis Closing at 2:30 p.m. ET Due to Inclement Weather
  • Linoln NE office will close at 2:30 PM CST due to ice and snow
  • Overland Park, KS office closed at noon due to snowstorm
  • Freeport closing at 3 p.m. ET today due to inclement weather.
  • Springfield Closing at 1 p.m. ET Today Due to Inclement Weather

A winter storm that moved through on Monday already dropped 6 inches of snow near Sheboygan with lesser amounts elsewhere. Travel is slow for morning commuters in Milwaukee County, where spinouts and a rollover were clogging the freeways.

However, another blast of winter weather is slated to arrive later on Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for southern Wisconsin -- from Fond du Lac to Madison to Dodgeville -- through Wednesday. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are expected with nine to 16 inches of new snow. The blizzard watch for Tuesday and Wednesday includes southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana and includes the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago.

Snowfall totals could reach more than 2 feet in some areas by the time the storm system has moved through the region. Forecasters said this blizzard will be similar to one in January 1999 which produced 14 to 18 inches of snow and four to eight foot drifts.

Storm snowfall totals are expected to be about 4 inches to 7 inches from Wisconsin Dells to the northwest. Six to 10 inches are likely northwest of Dane County to the Dells. Eight to 14 inches are possible near a Platteville to Madison to Beaver Dam line and 10 to 18-plus inches are possible south and east of Dane County.

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