Storm warning extended
The winter storm warning is now in effect until 8 p.m. this evening.
At 5:15 p.m., National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a band of intense snowfall along a line from Port Washington and Sheboygan, to West Bend and Menomonee Falls, to Oconomowoc and Hustisford, to near Fort Atkinson and Palmyra. Snowfall rates within this band are approaching 2 inches per hour.
Snow is beginning to wind down over southwest Wisconsin and snow should taper off to light snow or flurries around 8 pm.
Roads are impassable in Green County and the county has pulled plows off the roads. Snow plows will be pulled from Rock County roadways at 6 p.m.
The highest confirmed reports have been between 15 and 20 inches.
Expected snowfall totals by this evening will range from 6 to 8 inches in the Montello and Wisconsin Dells areas, but 14 to 18 inches southeast of a line from Darlington, to Madison, to Beaver Dam.
Several reports have averaged between 13 and 16 inches, especially in Rock, Green, Dane, northwest Jefferson, and southwest Dodge counties. Localized storm totals approaching two feet are possible.
In addition to the snow, strong north to northeast winds gusting up to 35 mph will continue to produce blizzard conditions at times, resulting in prolonged whiteouts. Snow drifts of 4 to 7 feet are likely and may be higher in exposed areas that favor drifting with north to northeast winds.
Travel will continue to be near impossible this evening and is strongly discouraged. If you must travel due to an emergency, take a winter storm survival kit with you and tell somebody when and where you will be traveling.
Feb 7, 2008 at 1:24 a.m.
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Anyone looking for closings.... there is a link to the WJVL website at the top of the Gazette extra page, and a link from there to all of the closings.
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Feb 6, 2008 at 8:38 p.m.
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I remember that snowstorm in 78-79 as well. We have pictures of my sister and I standing on a snowbank in our neighborhood. We were higher than my dad's pickup. Once roads were getting cleared by the plows, we took a drive on a county road. The piles were so high that when the wind blew, the drifts blew over the top of the road and made snow tunnels to drive through. Since then, I remember one good storm in 90-91 when I was at UW-Platteville. We could not figure out which white lumps in the residence hall parking lots were our cars. The campus closed at 9:00 a.m. after some poor, dedicated souls tried to walk through knee and hip deep drifts to go to 8:00 a.m. classes. I've never seen so many college kids playing in the snow. My funniest memory was the frat houses attaching ropes to trash can lids and walking to the nearest liquor store to bring home as many cases as they could pull.
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:50 p.m.
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yep that is what I remember too in 78. I also remember that we had to have my dad take his riding snow thrower and plow from our driveway(in harmonyhills subdivision) out down to Bingham rd and out to hwy 26 and back again, just so we could get out and get to the grocery store. That is way back when I thought it was fun to have a ton of snow to play in. LOL Now I can't wait until it all goes away. I'll take 90* anyday over snow & ice.
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:38 p.m.
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Oh yeah! The blizzard of 78-79 was groovy! Snow to the tops of the telephone poles in some places, elmwood in beloit as I remember.
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:32 p.m.
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This snow is nothing compared to what I remember as a kid. I remember a ice storm in 76 and a snow storm in 78 when I had a whole week off of school.
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:24 p.m.
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Is this the worst storm you have ever seen? It is for me, other than an ice storm, and I am in my 50s.
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:15 p.m.
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Has anyone heard if Blackhawk is closed Thursday aswell?
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:11 p.m.
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http://www.nbc15.com/schools
http://www.channel3000.com/closings/inde...
http://wkow.madison.com/Closings/
There are a few local news sites that all say that janesville schools are closed.
Feb 6, 2008 at 7:08 p.m.
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Is wednesday, Janesville school closing confirmed? Where can I find this information?
Feb 6, 2008 at 6:54 p.m.
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Must be pretty bad, they already announced Janesvile schools closed for Thurday! Totally sucks I still have to go out to work anyways. Everyone drive carefully, slowly, and be safe!!!
Feb 6, 2008 at 6:41 p.m.
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No kidding even if i wanted to leave i couldn't. I got stuck in my own road i live on
Feb 6, 2008 at 6:38 p.m.
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3 am janesville
Feb 6, 2008 at 6:32 p.m.
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i wish somone would say what time the plows will be back on the road
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