by WRN Contributor | Feb 29, 2024
A short season for ice cover on Madison’s lakes. The Wisconsin State Climatology Office has declared lakes Mendota and Monona open, as of Wednesday this week. Lake Mendota froze over on January 15th, meaning it was only frozen over for 44 days, which is the...
by Bob Hague | Jan 3, 2024
Visibility is critical for safe winter bicycling. That’s especially true for those who commute by bike, according to Anthony Casagrande, Lead Mechanic and Education Instructor for the Wisconsin Bike Federation. “It is required when there is low light or nighttime...
by Bob Hague | Aug 23, 2023
With the hottest temperatures of the year in much of the state, it’s important to know the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Symptoms of heat exhaustion include faintness or dizziness, excessive sweating with cool, pale clammy skin, nausea or...
by Raymond Neupert | Aug 22, 2023
Be safe as extremely hot temperatures move through Wisconsin this week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Richard Mamrosh said you should keep an eye on loved ones in the heat. “Check on older people that might live alone, that don’t have air...
by Bob Hague | Jul 31, 2023
Three additional counties in Wisconsin have been declared natural disaster areas due to drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Ashland, Bayfield and Douglas counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought, according to a news release from...
by Raymond Neupert | Jun 12, 2023
The rain Wisconsin has been seeing over the last few days is a welcome sight. National Weather Service meteorologist Richard Mamrosh says it might not be enough for some. “Some locations will get a half inch to perhaps an inch of rain, which will help crops...
by WRN Contributor | May 30, 2023
Current fire danger is High across most of Wisconsin after an extended period of dry weather. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, contributing factors include warm temperatures, very low relative humidity and wind. Much of the state has not had...
by WRN Contributor | May 30, 2023
Watch for buckling pavement as temperatures rise this week. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is advising motorists to be alert and cautious, with hot temperatures forecast throughout the state creating conditions for pavement buckling to occur. BE ALERT: The...
by Bob Hague | Jan 27, 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources urges safe snowmobiling. The DNR reports five snowmobile fatalities so far this month and urges all snowmobile operators to make safety the top priority for every ride. SNOWMOBILERS: Make safety your top priority on the...
by Raymond Neupert | Sep 29, 2022
Wisconsin Public Service is gearing up to help those affected by Hurricane Ian in Florida and the southeast. WPS Spokesman Matt Cullen says contracted crews that usually help WPS are instead being sent south. “Instead of having them remain with us and continue...
by Bob Hague | Jun 17, 2022
A total of six tornadoes have been confirmed as a result of Wednesday’s severe weather in Wisconsin. As of Friday morning the National Weather Service in Green Bay confirmed EF1 tornados in Seymour in Outagamie County and West Bloomfield in Waushara County, as well as...
by Bob Hague | Sep 7, 2021
September is National Preparedness Month. Andrew Beckett with Wisconsin Emergency Management explains the goal: “To get people to think about the ways that they can ‘prepare to protect.’ Prepare to protect themselves, the ones they love, their...
by Raymond Neupert | Jul 29, 2021
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has declared a statewide State of Emergency. The action follows severe overnight storms affecting several regions of Wisconsin, and causing widespread damage, downed trees and power lines, power outages, and road closures due to debris....
by Bob Hague | Feb 8, 2021
Very cold temperatures have settled in across Wisconsin this week, and that means taking precautions if you’re spending any time outdoors. Andrew Becket with Wisconsin Emergency Management explains the signs of hypothermia. “With hypothermia, you should be...
by Raymond Neupert | Jun 9, 2020
Wisconsin will be seeing the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moving through the state. National Weather Service meteorologist Logan Lee says we should expect to see extended amounts of rain and possible severe weather through Wednesday. “One to three...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 30, 2020
The National Weather Service has confirms damaging tornadoes in southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa on Saturday. Early reports indicate the tornado was an E-F-1 with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles-an-hour. A slight tweak to the path of the Grant County,...
by Bob Hague | Jan 31, 2020
Governor Tony Evers has signed an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. That’s in response to lakeshore flooding and strong winter storms which occurred January 10th-through-12th and caused significant...
by Raymond Neupert | Nov 28, 2019
You’re not going to escape it – there is at least a chance of snow for just about everyone in the state over the next few days. The National Weather Service says you should enjoy the nice holiday weather today because Friday, Saturday and Sunday figure to include...
by Bob Hague | Nov 27, 2019
In northwest Wisconsin, snow plows have been out since early Wednesday morning, dealing with the winter storm that’s brought snow to the area. “We’ve been out since 4:00 a.m. this morning, said Matt Erickson, patrol supervisor with the Ashland County...
by Bob Hague | Nov 26, 2019
The numbers are in, for the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s gun deer hunt. “Things started out a little slower than we were hoping that they would, but still we had over 90,000 deer registered, with a little over half of those, 47,000 being antlered...
