snow storm

A winter storm warning is in effect from 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 through 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 for Iron, Price, Vilas, Oneida, Forest, and Gogebic Counties.

The Department of Transportation warned earlier this month that they’d already recorded 13 plows hit by vehicles

Long before flashing lights, diesel engines, and steel blades scraping asphalt, winter travel in the Northwoods of Wisconsin was a slower, tougher proposition

Ongoing winds and snow could create additional outages

Extreme weather can have expensive and deadly consequences.The Wisconsin State Climatology Office wants to work with people in rural area to see how it can better work with them to prepare for such events.

Power outages are being reported across the Northwoods and Upper Peninsula as high winds sweep across the region.

Rain Tuesday is expected to transition to snow overnight which will continue through Thursday.

Thousands of people lost power in the Northwoods as heavy snow and strong winds took down branches and power lines.

Rain is expected to transition to snow overnight as temperatures drop below freezing.

That’s especially true if you’re not very active, or if you have a pre-existing condition