With the past week’s 70s now just a fond memory, wintry weather has taken hold in Wisconsin. And the timing couldn’t be better for Winter Weather Awareness Week.
The observance, jointly sponsored by the State of Wisconsin Emergency Management team and the state’s National Weather Service Offices is intended to bring everybody up-to-speed on the weather that can really slow-you-down. That weather could include heavy snows, blizzards, ice storms, extreme cold and low wind chills, widespread high winds, glazing of freezing drizzle or freezing rain, dense fog, and indirectly – the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Sheboygan County has experienced 105 winter storm events in the past 40 years according to forecasters, among them: three major ice storms, six blizzards, and seven extreme cold events. And even in a normal year Sheboygan County can expect to deal with snowfall of nearly 50 inches.
But despite the dangers, officials say that being prepared is the key to minimizing the hazards of our Wisconsin Winters.
And you can find what you need to know by following a link posted with this story on our website.
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