Southeast Wisconsin winter storm warning; blizzard conditions possible - FOX 6 Milwaukee

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Published December 21, 2022 12:32PM

Updated 9:39PM

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MILWAUKEE - A Winter Storm Warning has been posted for each of southeast Wisconsin from 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 done 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24.

Monitor the FOX6 Weather Experts forecast for predominant updates.

Forecast breakdown

Timeframe: Freezing drizzle was causing icing issues connected Wednesday nighttime up of the main system. This was modulation to snowfall overnight Wednesday nighttime into Thursday morning. Less than 1" of snowfall in Milwaukee done the Thursday greeting commute, higher totals good northwest of Milwaukee (ie. Dodge, Fond du Lac Co.). Snow truly picks up successful Milwaukee betwixt 10am-Noon Thursday. The upwind volition prime up aft noon and truly get beardown aft 6pm Thursday with WNW upwind gusts to 30-60mph. Blizzard-like conditions imaginable astatine times Thursday nighttime done Friday. Expect dilatory question starting midday Thursday into Thursday nighttime & Friday. Most of the snowfall volition beryllium done by mid-evening Thursday, but different circular of airy snowfall is imaginable from the northbound connected Friday.

Amounts: The snowfall totals person travel down successful spots since anterior forecasts, but this does not alteration the blizzard-like potential. 3-6" of snowfall successful Milwaukee and south, higher amounts northbound and northwest. It is present imaginable that we spot further snowfall connected Friday wrapping astir the tempest from the north. If we do,the higher extremity totals volition happen, if we don't we volition beryllium connected the little extremity of the range. Again, the totals bash not alteration the impact.

Impacts: Travel volition beryllium hard midday Thursday done Friday. The beardown winds proceed connected Saturday with blowing crushed snow. Bitter acold aerial spills successful connected Friday with upwind chills arsenic debased arsenic -35 Friday greeting and -20 during the time connected Friday. Wind chills -15 to -35 connected Saturday. Power outages are precise imaginable due to the fact that of west-northwesterly upwind gusts betwixt 30-60mph.

Snow Type: This volition chiefly beryllium a fluffy assortment of snow, arsenic temperatures volition plummet during the day hours connected Thursday. This volition besides mean reduced visibility.

A blizzard is defined arsenic dense snowfall with upwind gusts of 35 mph oregon greater and reduced visibility to 0.25 mi. oregon little for 3 hours oregon more. We volition beryllium adjacent to blizzard presumption astatine times Thursday evening. The past Blizzard Warning successful SE WI (Walworth, Racine & Kenosha Co.) was successful 2018. The past Blizzard Warning for Milwaukee County was 2011.

The upwind volition truly prime up Thursday nighttime into Friday creating these blizzard-like conditions. Expect important question delays some by aerial and car connected Thursday evening and Friday. If you person plans to question by air, enactment up to day with your airline. It is imaginable to spot powerfulness outages and interstate closers successful parts of the precocious Midwest Thursday nighttime and Friday.

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MAPS AND RADAR

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SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSINGS

When the upwind gets a small dicey, schools and businesses whitethorn unopen down. Monitor the latest database of closings, cancellations, and delays reported successful southeast Wisconsin.