Storm System Brings Snow, High Winds

A storm system moving through the state is blanketing northern Wisconsin with heavy, wet snow and causing 55 mile per hour winds in the southeast.

Carol Christenson, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Duluth, said anywhere from 8 to 14 inches of snow may fall across northern Wisconsin along a line from Superior to Hurley before Thursday morning.

“It’s the kind of snow that can grab your car and just drag it into the ditch, so that’s why we have the winter storm warning out for the extremely heavy snow,” she said. “It’s very dangerous out there.”

In the southern portion of the state, a high wind warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. for south-central and southeastern Wisconsin, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Sean Miller.

“Be careful, especially in high-profile vehicles,” said Miller “Of course, watch for if you have any dead trees or branches or anything like that. Those could be susceptible to coming down.”

Both Miller and Christenson also said they’ve received reports of scattered power outages throughout their regions.

Snow is expected to taper off overnight in the north. The warning remains in effect until 7 a.m. Thursday.