Racine and Kenosha counties woke up to several inches of lake-effect snow Monday morning as a steady snow band followed a north-northeast wind off the lake.
The snow band was initially expected to remain over land through 5 a.m.; however, the National Weather Service extended the winter weather advisory until 8 a.m. for Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee counties.
The NWS later canceled the advisory for Milwaukee County.
Watch: Kenosha residents wake up to lake-effect snow
“I did not expect it. I went to bed last night thinking, ‘What’s all the noise about all the snow coming? It’s beautiful out tonight!’” one resident in Kenosha recalled. “And I woke up this morning and could barely get down my front steps.”
Several Kenosha County schools were closed Monday due to the snow, including the Kenosha Unified School District, which cited the heavy snow making clearing parking lots and sidewalks extremely difficult, as well as poor road conditions, contributing to its decision.
Snow totals are starting to come in from the National Weather Service, with the highest accumulations focused over Pleasant Prairie.
Several reports show 13 to 14 inches of snow in that area. Meanwhile, some places near the Milwaukee metro received almost nothing at all.
Racine County saw snowfall totaling more than 9 inches in some areas, causing a slower start to the week for some residents.
“I think I’m running even more late ’cause I got my neighbor here I take care of, and then there was a car over here on the corner that got stuck this morning, and I had to help out, so,” one resident said.
Others, however, said they were prepared for Monday’s snow.
“I mean, it’s Wisconsin. Anything can happen,” another resident said.
Both spent the morning shoveling out their sidewalks and helping their neighbors.
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