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Flood warning issued for Fox River
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Fox River in Western Kenosha County.
The river is expected to reach flood stage of 10 feet very early Thursday morning and stay above flood level for the forecastable future (about a week).
There's a pretty good chance of rain in the NWS forecast through Sunday, as well… Continue reading
Fox could be flooding by mid-week
Plenty of rain predicted for the area this week could have the Fox River rising over flood stage (10 feet) by Thursday and up to 12 feet through the weekend.
There's a better than 50 percent chance of rain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and a lesser, but still present, chance the balance of the week.
Looks like I better get that rain gauge I purchased last fall up… Continue reading
Warm-up to continue through Monday, says forecast
Today should be the last day with a high in the 30s for the foreseeable future, according to the National Weather Service.
Highs for our area in the 40s are expected to prevail at least through Monday, after today.
The warmer temps could be accompanied by fog Friday and Saturday and rain Saturday night and Sunday… Continue reading
Less snow being predicted for tonight, Monday
The National Weather Service seems to be predicting somewhat less snow for the storm predicted to come through tonight and Monday.
Total accumulation is now expected to be from 4 to 8 inches tonight through tomorrow… Continue reading
Snow in the forecast for today, tomorrow, Monday
There's snow falling right now that has already exceeded the forecast at least on the West of the I weather railing. The National Weather Service is calling for less than an inch of accumulation. I measure a little over an inch already.
But the real snow is coming Sunday night and Monday -- when most area schools will be off anyway. Sunday night the forecast is calling for… Continue reading Snow update: Four inches since 3 p.m.
Snow is accumulating at a much faster rate now than it has all day. Here at West of the I HQ there's a solid 4 inches of new snow at 9 p.m. that has fallen since 3 p.m. That's a little over 6 inches total so far for the day.
The National Weather Service is still calling for a total accumulation tonight of 2 to… Continue reading Snow update: 3 inches total so far
The snow has continued to fly all day, but it doesn't seem to be accumulating much at West of the I headquarters anyway.
For the day, we measure about 3 inches of accumulation. The snow does seem pretty wet now, which might be keeping it from stacking up.
The National Weather Service is still calling for 5 to 9 inches of accumulation during the day today and a possible 2 to 4 inches more tonight. But… Continue reading
Semi tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-94
At 8:20 a.m., deputies are responding to the report of a jackknifed semi tractor trailer on Interstate 94, northbound lanes, near Highway E (also 12th Street or Somers Road).
UPDATE 8:25 pam. -- Deputy reports that the tractor is in the ditch and the trailer is blocking the right lane of traffic. A tow truck has been called.
UPDATE 8:34 a.m. -- Deputies being asked to block off center lane to facilitate removing tractor… Continue reading
Snow update: Schools open, look for 4 to 8 inches today, 2 to 4 tonight
Snow is falling, but apparently not enough to close schools. As of 5:31 a.m., no West of the I school had announced closing for the day due to the snow.
The National Weather Service Forecast is calling for accumulation of of 4 to 8 inches today with another 2 to 4 inches tonight. When I get out to shovel in a little bit, I'll visit the Snow coming tonight and Tuesday could be largest of season — so far
The amount of snow accumulation predicted by the National Weather Service for our area starting tonight and continuing through the rest of Tuesday could be the heaviest of the season.
Before it ends we could have from 9 to 17 inches on the ground. Winds could be significant as well Tuesday, maybe reaching 30 mph at times. A winter storm warning has been Not much snow today; maybe 3 to 7 inches Monday night and Tuesday
The National Weather Service says we may see some snow today, but not much, less than an inch accumulation. And they say there is a slight chance of a littel snow again Satruday.
But there's a 50 percent chance of more substantial snow and accumulation Monday night and Tuesday -- maybe 3 to 7 inches… Continue reading
Snow to end by around noon
The National Weather Service says the snow we are getting right now should end around noon. They are forecasting an inch of accumulation during the day. The West of the I weather railing already had an inch as of 6:48 p.m. It was very brushable, easy shoveling snow, by the way.
UPDATE around 12:15 p.m. -- Wow it really did! -- DH… Continue reading
Slight warming trend forecast
For those who feel frozen to the bone over recent days, there's good news. It's going to get warmer, according to the National Weather Service.
Unfortunately, it won't be warm, warm -- highs still below 30 in fact. But it will be good to say good-bye to highs in the teens for awhile won't it?… Continue reading
Flood warning issued for Fox River
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Fox River.
The river crept over the flood stage of 10 feet Sunday at the New Munster measuring station. The river is forecast to peak at about 11.5 feet Wednesday before beginning to recede.
The good news is that there is no rain in the forecast for the next few day. However, it could snow some today, less than an inch during the day and less than an inch again tonight… Continue reading
Warming trend for the foreseeable future
Looks like we're in for a period of warmer temps through Sunday. The National Weather service is predicting that we will not dip below a high of 35 through the weekend.
I call it welcome relief. Is it still January?
Most snowmobile trails in county open
With the recent snow fall and progress on trail marking and set-up, most of the county snowmobile trail system is open.
Some still unmarked trails are:
- Paris area trails due to unharvested or recently harvested cornfields.
- The I-94 west Frontage Road from south of the DesPlaines river to Highway C and then east to where the highway goes east uner the interstate.
Snow update: No more from the sky, maybe lots more from drifting
The West of the I weather railing did not have any more measurable snow accumulation over night.
But the West of the I driveway sure did -- thanks to drifting. Well over a foot in places -- like right in the middle in front of the garage door or at the street end (thanks in part to snow plowing as well down there, I imagine).
You might want to allow a little digging out time -- or at least give the driveway a… Continue reading
Snow update: Another inch, looking heavier
As of about 9:15 p.m., the West of the I weather railing had collected another solid inch of snow from our last check at about 4 p.m.
That gives us a total of about 3 and 3/8ths for this storm so far… Snow update: Not as bad as forecast so far
At 4 p.m., there was another .75 of accumulated snow on the West of the I weather railing. That's a total of 2 and 3/8ths since the snowfall started. Nick Schultz reported via Twitter that there were 2 inches in Paris at about 11 a.m., which would have been a little ahead of Paddock Lake.
The snow forecast has been downgraded slightly by the National Weather Service. They are now calling for 6 to 10… Continue reading Portraits of a West of the I storm
Here are some reader submitted photos of today's storm (you can send yours to westofthei@yahoo.com)… Continue reading
Got a weather photo?
People love to shoot photos of weather in general, but snow has got to be the favorite. It just looks so dramatic.
If you shoot some photos during this storm that you would like to share with West of the I readers, email them to: westofthei@yahoo.com. We'll post them here…
Snow update: A little over 1.5 inches
At 10:30, we had another 7/8ths of an inch of snow on the West of the I weather railing since 6:30 p.m. That would be about 1 and 5/8ths of a inch for this snow event so far.
Forecast is still for 6 to 12 inches today and tonight total…
Snow update: .75 inch on ground, schools open, maybe 12 inches today
As of about 6:30 a.m., we've had about .75 of an inch of snow fall on the West of the I weather railing.
West of the I public schools are not announcing closures, so it looks like they're open. (Kenosha Unified closed as did most parochial schools east of the I.)
The latest forecast calls for… Continue reading Snow forecast increased some
The National Weather Service has increased its snow forecast for tonight and Thursday since we last checked in.
The forecast now is calling for as much as one inch tonight, from 4 to 8 inches Thursday and another one to 3 inches tomorrow night.
Get out the shovel and/or snow blower… Snow forecast for Wednesday night, Thursday
There could be some significant snow fall West of the I Wednesday night into Thursday, says the National Weather Service.
Snow is forecast to start falling Wednesday night, with an inch of accumulation possible. But then the snow should really get going Thursday, when 4 to 6 inches are possible.
Then Thursday night looks to be windy and the weekend cold, with highs in the teens.
And so winter continues.
Ice causing minor flooding on Fox
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Fox River near New Munster.
Ice jams are causing the issue. At last observation, the river was at about 11 feet, about a foot over action stage. Some minor flooding may be resulting. The river is retreating from a high of almost 12 feet yesterday.
As for temperature, this week looks to be brrrrrrrrr!… Continue reading
Snow is back, but little accumulation expected
Snow is falling again. But the National Weather Service doesn't foresee a lot of accumulation. Perhaps an inch between today and tonight.
Snow update: Total since Christmas 5 inches
With another inch on the West of the I weather railing since yesterday afternoon, our area got 5 inches of snow since the snow started back up Christmas Day.
The chance of any more snow in the near future is light through tonight, the National Weather Service forecast says. There's not even another mild chance of snow until Wednesday.
The Fox River seems close to cresting… Continue reading Snow update: 2.25 inches since 1 p.m.
At 3:36 p.m., the West of the I weather railing has accumulated another 2.25 inches of snow since about 1 p.m. That's a total of 4 inches since this snowfall started yesterday.
The National Weather Service says we could see as much as 7 inches of snow before this is through today.
It is light, fluffy and easy shoveling at least… Crash on Highway C in Twin Lakes
At 1:42 p.m., fire and rescue units, including two ambulances, are being dispatched to a crash on Highway C, east of Highway Z.
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