Post by November KS on Nov 25, 2013 13:50:46 GMT -6
MILWAUKEE —Plow drivers laid down salt ahead of a fast-moving snow, but that didn't seem to be enough to keep some Wisconsin drivers on the road.
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"It was terrible," said Harry Mazurkiewicz. "We were doing 5 to 10 miles per hour."
That was on Interstate 94, where the speed limit is 65 miles per hour.
"White knuckle with two hands on the wheel," he said of his morning commute. "Hoping it wouldn't go in the other lane."
Many drivers told WISN 12 News' Thema Ponton they were a bit surprised by how heavy the snow fell. But not all drivers were surprised by the conditions once they saw the flakes fly.
"The road conditions really weren't too bad," said Julie Odenbrett. "If you go slow. But nobody's going slow."
Hundreds of accidents were reported across the highway system between 7 a.m. and noon.
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said more than 670 phone calls were placed to their dispatch center, and more than 460 calls for service were made between 7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Two separate accidents to two different closures of Interstate 94 northbound Monday morning around 10 a.m. A spinout crash blocked the northbound lanes near the Mitchell airport, and another crash blocked I-94 north near Sturtevant in Racine County for more than an hour.
The ride on I-94 in from Waukesha was slow, but not as accident-ridden.
"They're a little slippery," Sue Opper told WISN 12 News' Ben Hutchison.
But Zach Blum was caught a little off-guard by the wintry weather.
"I'm from Oakland, California," he said. "Just came out here for the holidays. Shoudl probably get a warmer coat than my sweatshirt."
Southeast Wisconsin saw between a half inch and 2 inches of snow in a three-hour period. Milwaukee County had more than 80 trucks salting the roads.
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"It was terrible," said Harry Mazurkiewicz. "We were doing 5 to 10 miles per hour."
That was on Interstate 94, where the speed limit is 65 miles per hour.
"White knuckle with two hands on the wheel," he said of his morning commute. "Hoping it wouldn't go in the other lane."
Many drivers told WISN 12 News' Thema Ponton they were a bit surprised by how heavy the snow fell. But not all drivers were surprised by the conditions once they saw the flakes fly.
"The road conditions really weren't too bad," said Julie Odenbrett. "If you go slow. But nobody's going slow."
Hundreds of accidents were reported across the highway system between 7 a.m. and noon.
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said more than 670 phone calls were placed to their dispatch center, and more than 460 calls for service were made between 7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Two separate accidents to two different closures of Interstate 94 northbound Monday morning around 10 a.m. A spinout crash blocked the northbound lanes near the Mitchell airport, and another crash blocked I-94 north near Sturtevant in Racine County for more than an hour.
The ride on I-94 in from Waukesha was slow, but not as accident-ridden.
"They're a little slippery," Sue Opper told WISN 12 News' Ben Hutchison.
But Zach Blum was caught a little off-guard by the wintry weather.
"I'm from Oakland, California," he said. "Just came out here for the holidays. Shoudl probably get a warmer coat than my sweatshirt."
Southeast Wisconsin saw between a half inch and 2 inches of snow in a three-hour period. Milwaukee County had more than 80 trucks salting the roads.
