(Wausau, WI) -- A spring storm has been dumping wet, heavy snow on central and western Wisconsin. Wausau set a record for April 11th with 11-point-three inches, shattering the seven-point-nine inches that fell in 1922.
Wisconsin Rapids received ten inches, Menomonie got more than nine, there's eight-point-nine inches at Chippewa Falls, eight in Mosinee, Pella is reporting seven inches, Marinette has a half-foot, and Green Bay and Hayward had three inches.
National Weather Service forecaster Roy Edberg says the snow was accompanied by thunderstorms which produced exceptional snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour. The heavy snow and slippery conditions closed part of Interstate 94 in the northwest region, and the Merrimac Ferry that connects Columbia and Sauk Counties across the Wisconsin River shut down due to snow, cold, and wind.
Due to poor weather Thursday, the planned statewide tornado drill has been rescheduled to Friday afternoon. There will be a mock tornado beginning at 1:00 p.m. Friday, followed by the actual drill at 1:45 p.m. and again at 6:45 p.m..
