UPDATE: The City of Milwaukee has ended the snow emergency, as of Saturday morning.
In a statement, the Department of Public Works said, "Today during daytime hours we will continue to clear specific areas of concern/complaints while addressing sidewalk areas that are City-responsibility."
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The City of Milwaukee's Department of Public Works declared a snow emergency for Feb. 17 following Thursday's dump of snow.
That means parking is NOT allowed on main streets from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and alternate side parking is REQUIRED on side streets from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Some areas got more than a half foot of snow in the Milwaukee area, making it difficult for plow crews to completely clear city streets. The emergency order helps crews in that regard.
The Department of Public Works told TMJ4 they were waiting for the snow to finish falling before calling a snow emergency.
"We really put a lot of thought into declaring a snow emergency and there is a lot of planning," said DPW spokesperson, Brian DeNeve. "We recognize there is a lot of impact to the public, so we try to minimize that as much as possible. We didn't really see a need to call a snow emergency last night, and it probably wouldn't be as effective until all the snow had fallen."
Drivers can face escalating fines if they don't move their car.
It is $50 for a drivers first ticket and up to $150 for three or more snow emergency parking violations.
After three tickets, the city can also tow the car.
The city says alternate-side parking continues into Saturday evening, where drivers will need to park on the even sides of the street.
Sign up for alerts from the city regarding storm-related parking on their website here.
The following locations available for parking during Snow Emergencies from 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M:
| Wedgewood Park Multiplex | 6506 W Warnimont Ave. |
| Rufus King Middle School | 2760 N 1st Street |
| Parkside School of the Arts | 2969 S Howell Ave. |
| Milwaukee French Immersion | 2360 N 52nd Street |
| Clark Street School | 2816 W Clarke Street |
| Lloyd- Barbee School | 4456 N Teutonia Ave. |
| Humboldt Park School | 3230 S Adams Street |
| Lee School | 921 W Meinecke Ave. |
| Lincoln Ave School | 1817 W Lincoln Ave. |
| Maryland Ave School | 2418 N Maryland Ave. |
| Mitchell Street School | 1728 S 23rd Street |
| Morgandale School | 3635 S 17th Street |
| Zablocki School | 1016 W Oklahoma Ave. |
| Riverwest Elementary School | 2765 N Fratney Street |
| Trowbridge School | 1943 E Trowbridge Street |
| Gwen T Jackson | 2130 W Center Street |
| Cass Street Playground | 1620 N Cass Street |
View the city's announcement below: