Snowfall totals for Milwaukee lowered

A combination of snow and freezing rain dropped across much of southern Wisconsin on Tuesday and was expected to affect the Wednesday morning commute.

A winter storm warning remained in effect until noon Wednesday in parts of central, northeastern and most of southern Wisconsin. The rest of the state, including Racine and Kenosha counties, was under a winter weather advisory.

Snowfall totals were lowered Tuesday as forecasters realized there wasn’t enough ice in the air to become saturated and precipitation fell as freezing drizzle.

“There’s a certain temperature threshold you need where you start getting ice crystals in the clouds,” said Rogers. “Our clouds were too warm. When the clouds aren’t cold enough you won’t see as much snow.”

Still, several inches of snow was forecast to fall throughout Wisconsin.

Snow accumulations were forecast to range from 5 to 9 inches in Madison and Milwaukee, 4 to 8 inches in Racine and Kenosha, 6 to 10 inches in Fond du Lac, West Bend and Sheboygan, while residents in Oshkosh, Appleton, Green Bay, the rest of the Fox Valley and areas along the lakeshore were projected to get 4 to 7 inches.

The City of Milwaukee began deploying 103 salt trucks at 7 a.m. Tuesday to pretreat roads throughout the day. All salt trucks have plows to switch to snow removal, said Department of Public Works spokesman Brian Deneve.

The City of Milwaukee reinstated winter parking rules for Tuesday and Wednesday. All residents parking overnight must move their vehicles to the odd-numbered side of the street by 11 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday.