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Municipalities across Southeast Wisconsin declare snow emergencies ahead of winter storm

Milwaukee, Racine and Sheboygan are just a few municipalities that have declared a snow emergency ahead of expected heavy snowfall Sunday night into Monday
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A handful of municipalities across Southeast Wisconsin have declared snow emergencies in anticipation of heavy snowfall Sunday night into Monday.

On Friday, the City of Racine issued a snow emergency from 3 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Tuesday. Racine County announced Sunday night that it will also close all of its county buildings Monday due to the snow.

On Friday, the City of Fort Atkinson also declared a snow emergency from 2 a.m. Monday to 2 p.m. Monday.

On Saturday, the Town of Sheboygan issued a snow emergency for all of Sunday that goes until 6:00 p.m. Monday.

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On Saturday, the City of Plymouth also issued a snow emergency starting 6:00 p.m. Sunday to 4:00 p.m. Monday.

On Sunday, the City of Milwaukee issued a snow emergency for Monday ending at 4:00 p.m.

Also Sunday, the City of Waukesha issued a snow emergency from 10 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday. As part of this emergency, the Waukesha County Courthouse, county buildings and other government operations will be closed Monday.

On Sunday night, the Village of Pleasant Prairie issued a snow emergency from midnight Monday to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.

On Monday morning, the City of New Berlin declared a snow emergency effective from 8:00 a.m. Monday through 8:00 a.m. Tuesday.

In most cases, a snow emergency means you cannot park your vehicle on the street in order for crews to effectively remove snow.


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