Winter is back

[owbc]

Not sure why this hasn't been in the news, but there's an ice storm warning for Milwaukee and south tomorrow morning. Although it shouldn't be as bad as what happened down in Missouri/Kansas/Oklahoma this week. For the Madison area, expect 2-3 inches of snow/sleet.

 

from the NWS:

 

 ...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AROUND 3 AM TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD QUICKLY
EAST. A LITTLE SNOW SHOULD MIX IN AS WELL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY
REACH BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 OF AN INCH IN THE FAR SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO NORTH
PRAIRIE TO MONROE LINE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED TO THE
NORTH WHERE THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND
SOME FREEZING RAIN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS
WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY DRAWING WARM AIR AND MOISTURE
INTO THE STATE. AT THE SAME TIME...A MID AND UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. 

[adamb100]

MPS is closed, come on UWM, do the same!

[billyhallfan]

Watertown Closed, YES!!!

 

Snowday!!!

[craigharmann]

Not a whole lot up here in Sheboygan. Looks like we're getting just snow/sleet out of all of this which makes me quite happy. I can do the things I need to do today.

[adamb100]

UWM closed!! Woo hoo!

[Giraldo8]

UW-Whitewater is closed

[burniebrewer]

All these closings, wow. It must be anticipatory or really bad elsewhere because here in Madison, I had no problem getting my daughter to school on time.

[splitterpfj]

My kids are in school in Waunakee, but it's coming down pretty good right now, I won't be surprised if they're home early.

[milwaukeesportsfan]

Four wheel drive is a Godsend. I feel sorry for all those poor saps without it. Kinda like HDTV and DVR. If you've never had it, you don't know what you're missing.

[hawing]

All these closings, wow. It must be anticipatory or really bad elsewhere because here in Madison, I had no problem getting my daughter to school on time.

I agree on both counts (anticipatory and/or really bad elsewhere). If I were a school administrator nowadays, having to make my decision pretty darn early in the morning, I think I'd regularly lean toward erring on the side of safety - at least to reduce the inevitable second-guessing from parents and media.

 

Plus, ice is dicey, and despite the best efforts of obsessedwithbrewcrew and his weather colleagues, you can't pinpoint the exact snow/sleet/ice ratio for every place.

I'm home today (scheduled day off), so I think I'll do some gift wrapping.

[Fatter than Joey]

It's coming down really good here (north of madison) -- I'd be surprised if the kids aren't sent home at noon.

[Invader3K]

I took care of my driveway a couple hours ago, and now it's already covered again. At least I bought a snowblower last week. Already had to use it four times, though :P

[brewers19]

All we've got is drizzly rain down here at the stateline.

[burniebrewer]

I know the Madison kids won't be home early. One of the online news channels interviewed a district talking head and he said that once the kids are in school, they won't release early because of the problems it would cause parents.

 

This guy said that they consult with Madison Metro (city buses) and the streets division when making determinations about closing schools. He went on to say he was out there driving this morning and didn't think it was bad at all.

[owbc]

All snow here in Madison right now. I'm thinking it will probably stay mostly snow in the Madison area and mostly freezing rain and normal rain in Milwaukee for the next few hours.

 

This whole storm system has been a forecasting disaster, this was supposed to be Illinois' problem and everything moved farther north at the last minute so it wasn't really until about 9:00 last night that it started to look like there would be some major issues.

[gypcasino]

Didn't somebody request pictures? Even if they didn't I'd still like to show off my brand spankin' new car.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/gypcasino/Snow001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/gypcasino/Snow.jpg

 

[billyhallfan]

well, i took some pics, it is coming down really really good here in Lake Mills, here is the driveway shot from our garage:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e378/billyhallfan/Untitled.jpg

And this is from the front door, looking out in the front yard:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e378/billyhallfan/2.jpg

 

 

[owbc]

I feel like we should bump this thread the next time the temperature reaches 70 degrees.

[brewcrew00]

It's been 95% snow here down in the Valley at work. Huge flakes, and I would imagine accumulating more than the 1-3 inches predicted for Milwaukee.

[craigharmann]

When I was a kid, I loved snow because of making snowmen, throwing snowballs, building snowforts and sledding. And of course, snow days. Now, as an adult, I see snow more as an annoyance. The shoveling, the driving, the lack of warmth. That's why I'm moving to Texas. NO SNOW!

[billyhallfan]

I feel like we should bump this thread the next time the temperature reaches 70 degrees.

 

indeed, hopefully, it will exist by then...we are a long way away i think...

[uecker9]

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x296/uecker9/snow002.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x296/uecker9/snow001.jpg

 

Couple pics of the backyard.

 

 

[valpocrewsader]

I can't believe schools were closed today in the milwaukee metro area. I swear, we're less than 10 years away from just completely shutting down the entire city -- all government, business, commerce, and transportation -- anytime more than 2.5" of snow is forecasted to fall. As Wisconsinites, we should be much tougher than this. The wussification continues.....

[sgtcluels]

Four wheel drive is a Godsend. I feel sorry for all those poor saps without it. Kinda like HDTV and DVR. If you've never had it, you don't know what you're missing.

 

Amen brother. To bad my tires are bald and I had to spend the money on brakes and wheel bearings instead of tires.

[trwi7]

Awesome job with the pics guys. When TLB looks at this thread again he's going to be so happy.