KGRB issues SPS valid 2019-12-01T06:06:00Z 015 WWUS83 KGRB 010606 SPSGRB Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1206 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-010800- Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln- Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano- Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago- Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County- Southern Oconto County- 1206 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE AREA... Snow is expected to continue overnight and into Sunday as a major winter storm moves into the Great Lakes region. The storm will create difficult travel conditions across the area. As of late Saturday evening, most major highways across the area were reported to be snow covered and slippery. Some of the major highways in east-central Wisconsin were reported to be ice covered and very slippery from the sleet and freezing rain that fell earlier in the evening. Travel conditions are expected to remain poor overnight, so be sure to plan on needing plenty of extra time to reach your destination if you will be driving somewhere overnight. A strong storm system tracking across Iowa late Saturday evening will continue to bring widespread precipitation to the area overnight and into Sunday. Precipitation will fall as snow for the rest of the night, with a couple exceptions. East winds bringing slightly warmer air inland from Lake Michigan could still result in a mix of rain and snow at times along the lakeshore. Meanwhile, pockets of slightly drier air aloft will rotate across portions of central Wisconsin at times. The precipitation may temporarily taper to freezing drizzle as the drier air moves through. This will most likely occur in the Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, and Stevens Point areas. The wintry precipitation will continue well into Sunday across most of the area, and into Sunday evening in east-central Wisconsin. $$ Skowronski