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Weekend Winter Storm Ahead For Central, Southern Wisconsin

Steady Snow Ahead For Most Of Weekend; Areas Near Illinois Border To See Heaviest Accumulation

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It’s looking like a snowy weekend for much of Wisconsin.

The National Weather Service is predicting 4 to 9 inches of snow for central and southern areas, with the heaviest accumulation in the far south.

Meteorologist Ben Herzog of the NWS in Milwaukee said the storm should arrive Saturday afternoon in western Wisconsin and slowly move east as the weekend continues.

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“None of the snow at this point is expected to be particularly heavy,” Herzog said. “The unfortunate thing is that it’s going to last over a period of 40 hours or something like that. It’s just going to be a very long-lived, persistent light to moderate snowfall.”

Herzog said steady snowfall should wrap up by Monday morning. The NWS issued winter storm watches and winter weather advisories Friday, ahead of the storm system. The southern part of the state is under a winter storm watch from Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

It’s the first significant winter storm of the season for central and southern Wisconsin, while the areas near Lake Superior have already seen up to 12 inches of snow.

The weekend storm will make travel more challenging in central and southern Wisconsin.

Though forecasters say the snow should fall slowly and steadily over the weekend, Lori Getter with Wisconsin Emergency Management said drivers should still take precautions, especially the thousands of football fans planning on heading to Green Bay to see the Packers play Sunday afternoon.

“We want people to be prepared and make sure they have an emergency kit in their vehicle,” Getter said. She advised drivers to “plan on icy, snow-packed conditions, and plan on extra time, because it will take time to the plows to keep up with the snow.”

Getter said emergency management officials are also coordinating with other state agencies, and county and local authorities as they prepare for the storm.