RACINE – City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason declared a snow emergency from midnight to noon on February 16 following a winter storm warning. The snow emergency designation aids in the city’s snow removal operations. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for eastern Racine and Kenosha counties, which is expected to four […]
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Winter storm warning and snow emergency issued
Up to 14 inches of snow, a deep freeze, and wind gusts up to 30 mph will grip southeastern Wisconsin starting Sunday night. A snow emergency and winter storm warning have been declared by Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave because extreme weather conditions are expected starting Sunday night and continuing through the week. The City […]
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Winter Storm Updates
Racine County Highway Dept. crews continue to work to remove the snow and salt the roads. Some of the crew never went home yesterday (Monday) as the snow moved into the area just after 3 p.m., according to Julie Anderson, Racine County Public Works and Development Services director. Because the west end of the county […]
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Snowfall totals downgraded
RACINE COUNTY, WI – The forecast for the winter weather expected to wallop southeast Wisconsin on Tuesday and Wednesday is being downgraded. Reports initially called for the area to be get up to 12 inches of wet and heavy snow. Monday afternoon the National Weather Service in Milwaukee, which is based in Sullivan, revised its […]
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Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department responds to multiple calls around Kenosha area due to snow
KENOSHA ⏤ Tuesday’s snow, while making winter feel more conventional this year, led the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department to respond to a number of calls on local roadways. According to Sgt. David Wright, during the winter storm warning, the department responded to the following snow and traffic-related calls from 6 p.m. Dec. 29 to 6 […]
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Fire at vacant home set intentionally
RACINE, WI – A vacant home owned by the Racine Revitalization Partnership was intentionally set on fire at 3:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Someone threw an incendiary device through a window of a home located at 1315 Grand Avenue, which caused a fire on the first floor, according to a press release by the Racine Fire […]
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Racine Unified Cancels After School Activities For Friday, Saturday
Because of an impending snow storm, the Racine Unified School District issued an alert notifying parents that they are canceling all after-school activities Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, which is expected to last from 2 p.m. Friday until 9 a.m. Saturday. Seven to 11 inches of snow is […]
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Photos & Video: Blizzard Blowing Through
The first significant snowfall of the 2014-2015 winter arrived early Sunday morning. Worsening conditions that include rising snowfall totals and howling winds upgraded the winter storm warning to a blizzard warning for Racine County. Share photos with Racine County Eye of how it looks and/or sounds at your house!
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Racine Remembers: Racine Lights
The following information on these storied structures is excerpted from Belles City Beacons: Lighthouse of Racine County by George W. Schemel, Jr. This highly informative booklet details the histories of lighthouses, keepers and changes over time. Pier Head Lighthouse Racine’s first beacon to sailors was built in 1839 to guide ships into the Root […]
