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When Will Thursday's Winter Storm Arrive

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

LIVE UPDATES: Season's First Snowstorm Hits Here

Keep up with Patch for real-time information on accidents, commute times and more. This article covers Milwaukee and Ozaukee county Patch communities.

7:05 p.m.: A reader of Oak Creek Patch shared some wisdom (that is probably too late to follow today). On Oak Creek Patch's Facebook page, she wrote: "That first layer of snow should be shoveled right away otherwise you are in for big heavy load if you wait till the storm is over. I only had 1/8 inch and it was pretty heavy and if it freezes underneath that will make it even worse!" 6:58 p.m.: @MKESkywarn has tweeted: "NWS says record rainfall for Milwaukee today: 2.04 inches (corrected value). Old record was 1.48" set in 1977." NWS is National Weather Service. 6:52 p.m.: From Wauwatosa Patch editor Jim Price: "For the past hour, we've been back to rain/freezing rain in Tosa. Maybe an inch of snow had accumulated but is now turning into …

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