CBS 58 We are waking up to some steady rain in some locations and steady wintry mix in others. All rain is falling south of I-94 and that rain is steady at times. Northern counties are dealing with wintry mix with some sleet and steady freezing rain possible. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in place for all of our northern half of counties until 9 AM. By 9 most of wintry mix should have switched over to rain.
On a morning like Thursday with the possibility for icy spots and wintry mix, the air temperatures become so important. A lot of communities are seeing temperatures around the freezing mark of 32 degrees. Road temperatures may be a touch warmer than surface temps in some locations after the warm start to the week which may prevent some initial icing. Bridges, overpasses and other elevated driving surfaces will be the most susceptible to ice.
Here's a look at temperatures that will update with time:
After the morning mix everyone switches over to just rain for the rest of the day. Heavy rain is likely at times and long stretches of steady rain are possible. Flooding is one of our weather threats for Thursday with wet basements and some minor street flooding possible. Rain totals for most of southeast Wisconsin will range from 0.75-1.50" but some isolated locations could see up to or even over 2" of rain.
The timing for strong to severe storms looks best from the mid-afternoon hours through the evening. 3-9 PM looks like the best time for any strong to severe storms. Any breaks that we get from the rain, especially if we manage to see some peeks of sunshine, will likely increase our threat for widespread severe weather. Even without any dry breaks we could get some severe storms, but any breaks in the action would really increase that threat.
A Level 3 Enhanced Risk for severe storms is in place from the Storm Prediction Center for our southern counties, mainly south of I-94. Northern counties still have a chance for strong to severe storms and remain under a Level 2 Slight Risk.
In addition to the previously mentioned flooding threat, all other hazards with severe weather are possible. The threat for tornadoes is definitely present, if they happen they could even be strong tornadoes. Overall, damaging wind will be the biggest threat. Some large hail will also be possible.
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