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The snow is just starting to stick to the streets here in downtown Racine. What's it like in your neck of the woods?

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 3:55:39 PM
Kenosha Unified Closed & Racine Unified Doing 2-Hr Early Release Ahead Of Snow

by WRJNNews via twitter 3/5/2013 4:07:47 PM
@RacineUnified Racine smart move closing schools early!! Thanks for getting kids home earlier in this snow

by AlwaysRobles via twitter 3/5/2013 4:16:00 PM
The State Patrol says a semi slid off a snow-covered interstate in western Wisconsin and into a river: bit.ly

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 4:18:20 PM
Commuting this afternoon? Here's the 2pm Futurecast snow 4cast..very sharp cutoff north of #Milwaukee. #wiwx #WISN12 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEmxNe6CEAAgzfK.png

by Jeremy Nelson via Pbs.twimg 3/5/2013 4:23:54 PM
The Racine Public Library and Mobile Library are closing today at 2pm due to weather conditions. Materials due March 5th at the Main Library will now be due March 6th. Materials due at the Mobile Library on March 5th will now be due March 12th.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 4:37:43 PM
The Racine Heritage Museum will be closing noon due to the weather.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 4:39:44 PM
The City of Racine has declared a snow emergency effective at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013. This means that on local streets all cars must be parked on the even side beginning at 6:00 p.m. On arterial streets, there shall be no parking on either side of the street beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The snow emergency will remain in effect until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 4:43:25 PM
Driving through the Marquette Interchange @WISN12News @jnelsonweather @LukeSampe #WISN12 #wiwx http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEm447qCIAEELl6.jpg

by Patrick Paolantonio via Pbs.twimg 3/5/2013 4:45:42 PM
So to make things more confusing, The Weather Channel has started naming storms after planets? #Saturn #WIWX

by terrykucera via twitter 3/5/2013 4:45:47 PM
All evening activities at St. Michael's Church are canceled this evening, according to an email sent to the newsroom.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 5:05:05 PM
Here are the #snowfall reports we've gotten so far today! http://ow.ly/iotju #wiwx

by NWS Milwaukee via twitter 3/5/2013 5:13:52 PM
#Saturn is bringing moderate snow to SE WI right now. Expect heavier snow later. 6-9" possible. Higher totals in Kenosha and Racine counties

by Storm Chaser Matt via twitter 3/5/2013 5:14:26 PM
How was your drive in today? Let us know by commenting here. You can also upload any photos or videos.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 5:16:00 PM
Good morning, Racine County! The snow the forecasters predicted in still on its way, but
will arrive a little later than expected. The National Weather service has issued a winter storm warning from 9 a.m. to midnight today.

Because of the impending storm, the following organizations
are closed or will be closing early:

All Racine Unified schools will have a two-hour early release today. School buses will return students home two hours earlier than normal and there will be no afternoon 4-year-old kindergarten.All after-school activities are also canceled, including Lighted Schoolhouse and
the middle school AfterZones program, according to the district's website.

Racine Catholic Elementary Schools are closed today

Yorkville Elementary School is closed today

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 5:16:18 PM
I43 SB at Hampton - 2 left lanes shut down with an accident #wiwx #Milwaukee #mketraffic

by Paul Lothary via twitter 3/5/2013 5:19:32 PM
No rulers at SnowCam HQ, but guestimating a little over an inch has fallen so far. #kenosha #wiwx

by Kenosha Snow Cam via twitter 3/5/2013 5:19:42 PM
The snow has seemed to lighted up a little, but flakes have gotten bigger. #kenosha #wiwx (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/GCDc)

by Kenosha Snow Cam via twitter 3/5/2013 5:32:21 PM
Heaviest snowfall for our area between now and 4 o'clock. #wiwx

by SUSAN KIM via twitter 3/5/2013 5:38:46 PM
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office just sent this press release: "Currently, Kenosha County is in pretty good shape. We have had a limited number of traffic events due to the storm. Road conditions vary throughout the county. On the west end of the Kenosha County side roads are snow covered and visibility is reduced. Further east roads are wet to slushy with steady snow. Drivers are urged to be cautious, and reduce speeds."

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 5:41:05 PM
Our journalist friends in Madison show us what it looked like during this morning. See all the photos here: bit.ly

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 5:57:27 PM
The State Patrol says a body believed to be the driver of a semi has been recovered from a river in western Wisconsin, while emergency crews search for a second person. Read more: journaltimes.com

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 6:01:55 PM
‎11:30am/Franksville/Racine Co. 2.75" of snow, peak wind gust of 19mph measure at 819am/Trained Spotter. #mkesky #wiwx #skywarn

by MKEskywarn via twitter 3/5/2013 6:06:27 PM
@AbeLubetkin shares a view of the roads in #Racine during this #snow! #WISN12 #WIWX http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEnNPVJCcAAOBgp.jpg

by WISNedreams via Pbs.twimg 3/5/2013 6:16:03 PM
Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service…
The winter storm warning remains in effect until midnight; moderate to heavy snow will prevail today. The heavier snow will persist in Racine and Kenosha counties into the evening due to lake-enhanced snow - total accumulation of 6-9 inches with the greatest totals near the lake. Gusts up to 25 mph will cause areas of blowing snow this afternoon and evening causing potentially hazardous travel conditions.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 6:24:51 PM
Radar snow accumulations. - JPC http://ow.ly/ioJ54 #wiwx

by NWS Milwaukee via twitter 3/5/2013 6:27:22 PM
@jnelsonweather at 1224cst in Oak Creek: 1.7" accumulation, 29.4°f, winds 2.2-8.2mph [065°] #wiwx spotter/ @mkeskywarn

by Paul Lothary via twitter 3/5/2013 6:37:38 PM
Due to the winter storm, Racine Art Museum will close at 3 pm today.

by RacineArtMuseum via twitter edited by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 6:43:07 PM
US National Weather Service...

Conditions will worsen in central WI through the noon hour and early afternoon as snow rates increase to 1" per hour. #wiwx

5 March 2013
US National Weather Service...

Heaviest snow now in extreme western Wisconsin, slowly shifting east. 1"/hour snowfall rates. Radar: ow.ly #wiwx

5 March 2013
Detailed look at the timing, severity of coastal #flood threat from Winter Storm #Saturn: http://wxch.nl/13EKwoT

by The Weather Channel via twitter 3/5/2013 7:18:02 PM
Rescue workers lift a semi-truck tractor from the Red Cedar River Tuesday, March 5, 2013 after an early-morning fatal accident on the Interstate 94 bridge near Menomonie, Wis. One body, believed to be a driver for a Lansing, Mich. trucking company, was found in the truck's cab and authorities were searching for another male in the river. (AP Photo/Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Steve Kinderman)

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 7:33:40 PM
All Burlington Area School District after-school activities are canceled.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 7:50:17 PM
The Village of Sturtevant has declared a snow emergency starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, and lasting until further notice. There is no parking on village streets during an emergency.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 7:50:40 PM
It appears we do not have any more closings to report, so this concludes the live updating for today.

by Brenda Wishau, JT online staff 3/5/2013 8:16:30 PM