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Major winter storm to hit SE Wisconsin Tuesday night: Winter storm, ice storm warnings issued

Southeast Wisconsin weather: Snow moves in from the west Tuesday evening and continues through early Wednesday. Watch as Storm Team 4 explains the weather system and your 7-day forecast:
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An Ice Storm Warning has been issued for Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth Counties from 9 a.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday.

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Milwaukee, Waukesha, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Washington, Ozaukee, and Dodge Counties from 9 a.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday.

A whopper of a winter storm is headed for the Great Lakes. This large and complex system will bring a combination of Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain to most of Southeast Wisconsin. We're expecting mainly snow and sleet north of Milwaukee, to a sleet and freezing rain combination in Milwaukee and south. We are closely watching an Ice Storm potential of 0.25" to 0.50" of freezing rain south of I-94 and a couple miles away from Lake Michigan. This will likely be where the worst road conditions will set up tomorrow afternoon.

We start with an area of light snow this evening, especially north of Milwaukee Metro, where 1 to 2 inches of accumulation is possible. The icy main event arrives late tomorrow morning and continues the rest of Wednesday and into Wednesday night. The precipitation transitions to more sleet and snow north of Milwaukee. Total snow north of Milwaukee Metro will range from 6 to 12 inches. Metro Milwaukee can expect 3 to 6 inches of snow and sleet combination, and just rain and freezing rain is likely south of Milwaukee. Another round of a wintry mix is possible Thursday morning, but most of the area should be above freezing by then.

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TONIGHT:    
Ch. Snow, mainly North. Up to 1" Acumulation
Low: 28
Wind: E 10-20 mph

WEDNESDAY:  
Heavy Wintry Mix. 0.25"-0.50" South, 3-6" Snow/Sleet MKE Metro, 6-12" Mainly Snow North
High: 33
Wind: NE 15-25 mph

THURSDAY:   
Windy with More Mix Likely. Additional Ice/Snow Accumulations Possible, mainly north
High: 36

FRIDAY:     
Mostly Sunny and Chilly. Ch. Light Snow At Night
High: 23

SATURDAY:   
Partly Cloudy
High: 37

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