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by Associated Press
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A strong cold front began moving southeast Tuesday through Wisconsin, bringing strong winds and some snowfall and closing a number of schools.
Temperatures were expected to fall dramatically statewide as the storm advanced.
In Superior, in the far northwest coroner of the state, the temperature dropped from 36 at midnight to 9 by 9 a.m. Tuesday, said Steve Gohde of the National Weather Service office in Duluth, Minn.
It was expected to drop to 14 below there overnight, with wind chills of 30 below to 35 below, Gohde said. Wind chills could get as low as 45 below in inland areas of northwestern Wisconsin, he said.
Temperatures remained in the mid-40s late Tuesday morning in southeastern Wisconsin. But meteorologist Marc Kavinski of the NWS’s Sullivan office said they were expected to start dropping early in the afternoon, reaching the low 30s by late afternoon and zero to 5 below overnight. Wind chills could hit 25 below, he said.
Strong winds, freezing rain and snow also were expected.
Northwest winds were blowing at 10 to 15 mph at midmorning in Superior, but gusts of nearly 30 mph were forecast, along with 1 to 3 inches of snow.
“Not much is going to be sticking,” Gohde said. “It’s just going to be blowing around a lot.”
Schools were closed Tuesday in Superior, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and a number of other northern Wisconsin communities. Others decided to end classes early, even as far east and south as Two Rivers.
Freezing rain and sleet was expected in the Milwaukee area in southeastern Wisconsin by mid-afternoon, with snow to follow, Kavinski said. Winds of less than 10 mph late Tuesday morning were forecast to increase to 20 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, during the night, he said.
