Southeast Wisconsin winter storm watch begins Thursday morning - FOX 6 Milwaukee

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Published December 19, 2022 3:32PM

Updated 10:29PM

MILWAUKEE - A Winter Storm Watch has been posted for each of southeast Wisconsin from 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 done 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. A blizzard is apt crossed the area.

Monitor the FOX6 Weather Experts forecast for predominant updates.

Forecast breakdown

Timeframe: Light snowfall Wednesday nighttime into Thursday morning. Snow truly picks up during the time Thursday into the afternoon. Several inches of snowfall imaginable Thursday, BUT the beardown winds don't get until aft 6pm Thursday. Blizzard conditions Thursday nighttime done Friday night. "Ground blizzard" connected Saturday.

Amounts: In excess of 6" of snowfall crossed the area, with implicit 12" imaginable successful spots.

Snow Type: This snowfall could commencement retired arsenic the wetter assortment connected Thursday but rapidly go fluffy precocious Thursday nighttime into Friday.

Impacts: Travel volition beryllium astir intolerable aboriginal Thursday nighttime into Friday. The beardown winds proceed connected Saturday with blowing crushed snow. Bitter acold aerial spills successful connected Friday with upwind chills arsenic debased arsenic -25 Friday nighttime & Saturday morning.

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

The upwind volition truly prime up Thursday nighttime into Friday creating these blizzard 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 interstate closers successful parts of the precocious Midwest Thursday nighttime and Friday.

2pm Thursday. Lighter winds but snowfall picks up.

10pm Thursday. Windy and precise snowy.

Noon Friday. Blizzard Conditions

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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.