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by Pete_Petoniak from WLUK FOX11 NEWS

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It's about time I'm updating my blog.  Sorry for the extended period of "bloglessness "(I think that's a word I just made up, no need to google it).   Are you driving to the southern part of the state tonight or tomorrow?  You may want to re-think it if you are because that major winter storm is now making an appearance.

WINTER STORM:  It still looks like the highest snow totals will be around the Milwaukee  and Madison area where they may get a foot by tomorrow afternoon.  The latest indications from the weather computer models brings about 3 inches in the Green Bay area with 3 to 5 inches around Appleton and 5 to 8 inches from Oshkosh through Fond du Lac and Sheboygan.  These are bigger numbers than in previous runs so it looks like we'll have to get the snow throwers out again after this one clears.  If this holds up we'll name the Winter Storm tonight at 5 pm.  The next one is named "Grace" in case you're keeping track. 

A LOT OF SNOW ALREADY: Yes it has been snowy.  So far this year we've already surpassed our seasonal normal for snowfall in Green Bay.  The norm is 53 inches and we've seen more than 57 inches and it's only the beginning of February.  The record for one season is 77.5 inches set in 1995-96.  I think we have a legitimate shot at it.

Have a great day and I'll talk to you tomorrow on Good Day Wisconsin!

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Pete_Petoniak

I am the Director of Meteorology and co-host of Good Day Wisconsin here at FOX 11. I have 2 sons and 1 wife. My sons are 3 year-old Jake and 2 year-old Henry and my wife is Sarah. I have been co-host of Good Day Wisconsin for 13 years and have seen it grow from an hour to the current 4 hours. I love to share stories about my life on the show and I would like to do that here as well. I produce a series of reports called "Weather Whys" and have answered many questions about the atmosphere. Of course I will talk about the weather here as well. I look forward to sharing with you.

Member Since: 11/15/2007