It’s been a heck of a week for snow in the Sierra. Check out the snowfall totals from the 19th through the 26th.

•  Northstar at Tahoe…..65 inches
• Sierra at Tahoe…………80 inches
• Squaw Valley…………….81 inches
• Kirkwood…………………..120 inches
• Mammoth Mtn………….142 inches

Back here in Wisconsin we haven’t seen these kind of numbers of course, but it’s still been one of the snowiest Decembers on record,  (And the records go back 125 years here.).

This is currently the 2nd snowiest December for Milwaukee.
For Madison it’s the 1st. In fact if Madison gets 2 more inches it will be the snowiest month ever for Madison.

In Kenosha we have seen snow fall on 19 of the 27 days so far in December. More snow if forecast to fall tonight and tomorrow morning.

It’s beautiful here in Kenosha today. Little chilly out there, 14 degrees currently, but the sun is shining and the wind isn’t blowing a bit. We’re getting ready to head over to the Racine Harbor and take Scout for a walk. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas Day.

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE SIERRA WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 36 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ABOVE 7000 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS.
RIDGE GUSTS OF UP TO 140 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO NEAR 6500 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS…SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS…
FOOD…WATER…BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

 Welcome Christmas,
Bring your cheer
Cheer to all Who’s, far and near

Christmas day is in our grasp,
So long as we have hands to clasp

Christmas day will always be,
Just as long as we have we

Welcome Christmas,
While we stand,
Heart to heart and hand in hand

Dr. Seuss “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”