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Weekend Winter Storm Expected To Hit All Of Wisconsin

Forecasters Expect Heavy Snow Friday Night Through Midday Saturday

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Miguel Delao shovels snow in front of his home this winter
Miguel Delao, of Norwood, Mass., front, shovels snow in front of his home, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Norwood. A major winter storm that blanketed most of the Midwest with snow earlier in the weekend barreled toward New England Sunday, where it was expected to cause transportation havoc ranging from slick and clogged roads to hundreds of canceled airline flights. Steven Senne/AP Photo

Wisconsin is expecting a weekend winter storm that could bring heavy snow late Friday and continuing through Saturday morning.

Meteorologist Rich Mamrosh of the National Weather Service-Green Bay said the heaviest snow will begin after Friday evening’s commute, but some areas may begin seeing snow in the afternoon.

“There’ll be some impact to the drive home, say, down in Baraboo, the Dells, Madison and maybe, to a lesser extent, the Milwaukee area,” he said. “There might be about a half inch or snow by evening in the southwest part, out by La Crosse.”

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Northern Wisconsin could see 6 to 9 inches of snow during the storm, while the southern half of the state could see around 4 to 7 inches.

Mamrosh said the heaviest snow will start falling Friday evening and continue overnight before wrapping up Saturday.

“The snow will end from west to east, starting around midday,” he said. “Then it’ll get pretty windy, so there’ll be blowing and drifting snow over the northwest half of Wisconsin.”