Winter storm — check your house
A major winter storm prompted Gov. Evers to declare a state of emergency in Wisconsin and issued blizzard warnings across parts of the northern U.S.; SE Wisconsin is under a Winter Storm Watch with rain, sleet, snow and strong winds through Monday morning declaration watch. Homeowners are being urged to check for ice dams, roof leaks and broken branches now — fix small issues before travel and cleanup become dangerous storm overview.
Executive Order No. 286, filed March 14, 2026, warns the storm could drop up to 24 inches of snow and produce wind gusts up to 50 mph across Wisconsin from March 14–16. content.govdelivery.com The National Weather Service frames the Winter Storm Watch window as Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon and explicitly says hazardous conditions could make the Monday morning commute “very difficult.” forecast.weather.gov The Winter Storm Watch for southeastern Wisconsin lists Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Jefferson, Dodge, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties and runs into Monday night in local forecasts. msn.com Blizzard warnings are in effect across parts of the Upper Midwest and the Northwoods where forecasts call for more than a foot of snow in many locations and gusts between 40–60 mph that could produce whiteout conditions. wxpr.org Evers’ executive order specifically names Wisconsin Emergency Management, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin National Guard as agencies to be mobilized for response and recovery. content.govdelivery.com Utilities reported major outages from pre-storm high winds—local reports put We Energies customers without power in the tens of thousands—while We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service announced crews are staged to respond to additional outages. fox6now.com The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s 511WI system offers real‑time road conditions and more than 500 traffic cameras, and WisDOT highlighted updated winter road-condition categories ahead of this storm. 511wi.gov
