Mayor Barrett, Milwaukee Health Dept. remind residents to take precautions in extreme cold

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) remind residents to take precautions as extreme cold wind chills move into the area.

Postal Service urging customers to clear snow, ice from sidewalks, stairs & mailboxes

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- With more snow expected to blanket the region during the next couple days, one seasonal tool is expected to make its return at homes and businesses – the shovel.

DPW calling for overnight snow removal operation: Move your vehicle by 2:00 a.m. Monday!

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The city of Milwaukee's Department of Public Works (DPW) has called for an overnight snow removal operation in the 5-Day Parking Exception Area.All residents in this area must move their vehicles to the correct side of the street by 2:00 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2015 (even numbered side of the street).This will help ensure that DPW crews can access as much of the street pavement as possible to remove ice and snow effectively, efficiently, and most importantly, safely.Once the area streets have been plowed, DPW will notify residents again that the operation has concluded and overnight parking is once again permitted on both sides of the street, until the next operation is called.“So far this winter, the new parking rules experiment has worked well.

Use caution: Light snow making some roads a bit slippery

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Light snow falling in southeast Wisconsin could make the roads a bit slippery on this Black Friday.

Sheboygan crews use blend of road salt, brine to keep your drive safe

SHEBOYGAN (WITI) -- The City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works is responsible for about 200 miles of streets when it snows.On Monday, November 24th, the precipitation changed from light rain to snow around 2:00 p.m. As soon as that happened, crews from the DPW were out the door with about a dozen salt trucks.

Wisconsin DOT: First significant snowfall expected to cause problems during the evening rush

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is asking drivers to use extra caution, as the first significant winter storm is predicted to bring several inches of snow to much of Wisconsin, especially in the cities of Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Madison.

Buffalo, New York is buried, but Gile, Wisconsin is too! More than 50 inches of snow has fallen!

GILE, Wis. (AP) — More than four feet of snow has hit a small Wisconsin village on the Michigan border this week.National Weather Service Meteorologist William Leatham says it started with a low pressure system that caused snow Monday and Tuesday, which helped bring in lake effect snow the rest of the week.

Some drivers unprepared for messy morning commute

SLINGER (WITI) -- We saw dozens of accidents in parts of southeast Wisconsin, as the snow came down smack in the middle of the morning commute.

Light snow moving out of southeast Wisconsin; expect a windy afternoon

MILWAUKEE (WITI) --  Light snow fell Wednesday morning, November 19th across southeast Wisconsin, causing poor driving conditions during the morning commute.FOX6 Meteorologist Rob Haswell says up to 1 inch of snow is expected across southeast Wisconsin this morning.

Heavy snow coats northern Wisconsin for the first time this season

WISCONSIN (WITI) -- Northern Wisconsin is getting its first serious dose of winter -- as several inches of snow fell on the region on Monday, November 10th.