COLLECTION SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TODAY, WILL BE DELAYED BY JUST A FEW DAYS. AND 12 NEWS NICK BOHR CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE. HE IS JOINING US LIVE ALONG I-94 OUT IN BROOKFIELD. >> AND NICK, DOZENS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY PLOWS ARE STILL AT IT TONIGHT. >> THEY ARE WORKING TO CLEAR THE ROADS THAT ARE A LOT BETTER THAN THEY WERE EARLIER. YOU CAN SEE I-94 HERE. BEHIND ME IS CLEAR, MOVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, AND IT’S NOT EXACTLY PLEASANT OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. THE WIND IS STILL VERY STRONG. IT’S A FAR CRY FROM WHAT WE SAW EARLIER TODAY WHEN THE SNOW’S REALLY POUNDED THE AREA, PROMPTING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO JUST DECIDE TO STAY HOME. TODAY. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH WICKED WINDS MADE FOR THE FIRST BLIZZARD WARNING IN WAUKESHA COUNTY IN 15 YEARS. SNOW PLOW CREWS WERE OUT IN FORCE AS COMMUNITIES LIKE ELM GROVE AND BROOKFIELD THREW EVERYTHING THEY HAD AT IT TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE OVERNIGHT AND ALL DAY LONG. >> THE BIG THING TO KEEP IN MIND IT’S NOT SNOWING AS MUCH RIGHT NOW, BUT THE WIND IS STILL BLOWING, AND SO WE’RE STILL GOING TO SEE DRIFTING. YOU’RE GOING TO STILL SEE SOME ICE PATCHES, ESPECIALLY ON THE BRIDGES. TAKE IT EASY. STILL TAKE YOUR TIME. >> CHAD WALTON JUST CLOSED ON HIS NEW HOUSE. >> JUST MOVED OUT TO WAUKESHA. LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW WE GET THIS DONE. DEAL WITH IT. >> HE WATCHED LONGINGLY AS HIS NEIGHBORS IN WAUKESHA CLEARED THEIR DRIVEWAYS WITH A BIT LESS EFFORT. >> IT’S DEFINITELY A FUTURE INVESTMENT, FOR SURE. I SEE ALL THE NEIGHBORS ALREADY HAVE THEM, SO I GOT TO JOIN THE CLUB. IT’S A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO GOOD TO BE HERE. >> HE WAS ABOUT TO FIND OUT HOW GOOD AS HIS NEW NEIGHBOR, MATT, INTRODUCED HIMSELF. >> HE JUST MOVED IN LIKE TWO DAYS AGO AND THIS IS HIS GREETING, I GUESS. WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> WITHOUT BEING ASKED, MATT JUMPED IN TO FINISH CHAD’S DRIVEWAY FOR HIM. TELL ME WHY YOU OFFERED TO HELP CHAD OUT. >> OH, HE’S A NEW NEIGHBOR. I DO IT FOR THE OTHER NEIGHBORS, TOO, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST WHEN I SEE SOMEBODY OUT HERE WITH A SHOVEL BREAKING THEIR BACK. THAT’S JUST NOT FAIR. IT’S JUST NOT FAIR. SO, YOU KNOW, I GOT THE AIR AND SNOW BLOWER HERE GOING, AND IT’S A TOUGH SON OF A GUN, SO IT ZIPS THROUGH THIS STUFF PRETTY EASY. YEAH. I’M GLAD TO HELP OUT THE NEIGHBORS. YOU KNOW. >> AND THAT’S ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT COVERING THESE WEATHER EVENTS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY SNOWFALL. FOR SOME REASON, YOU SEE PEOPLE HELPING PUSH CARS OUT THAT ARE STUCK, PERFECT STRANGERS HELPING EACH OTHER WIPE THE SNOW OFF THEIR CARS, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO IN THESE SNOWSTORMS, IT SEEMS TO REALLY BRING THE BEST OUT IN PEOPLE HERE IN WISCONSIN. >> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE JUS
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Waukesha County, Wisconsin, faced its first blizzard warning in 15 years, with heavy snow and strong winds prompting snowplow crews to work tirelessly and neighbors to help each other. According to the National Weather Service office in Sullivan, Wisconsin, the last official blizzard warning was Feb. 1-2, 2011. As they were that day, snowplow crews were again out in force Monday, as communities like Elm Grove and Brookfield threw everything they had at it to keep roads passable overnight and all day long.Chad Walton recently moved to Waukesha, which is outside of Milwaukee. He watched as his neighbors cleared their driveways with ease Monday.”Just moved out to Waukesha the last couple of days. Now we get this fun to deal with,” Walton said.He noted the neighborhood’s friendliness and expressed his intention to invest in a snowblower, saying, “It’s definitely a future investment, for sure. I see all the neighbors already have them, so I’ve got to join the club.”Walton’s new neighbor, Matt Stevens, introduced himself by helping clear Walton’s driveway.”He just moved in, like two days ago. And this is his greeting, I guess. Welcome to the neighborhood!” Stevens said.”Oh, he’s a new neighbor. I’d do it for the other neighbors, too. You know, it’s just when I see somebody out here with a shovel breaking their back. That’s just not fair. That’s just not fair. You know, I’ve got the Ariens snowblower going, and it’s a tough son of a gun, zips through this stuff pretty easy. Glad to help out the neighbors, you know,” Stevens said. The snowstorm highlighted the community spirit, as neighbors and strangers alike helped each other with tasks such as pushing cars out of snow banks and cleaning off vehicles.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin, faced its first blizzard warning in 15 years, with heavy snow and strong winds prompting snowplow crews to work tirelessly and neighbors to help each other. According to the National Weather Service office in Sullivan, Wisconsin, the last official blizzard warning was Feb. 1-2, 2011.
As they were that day, snowplow crews were again out in force Monday, as communities like Elm Grove and Brookfield threw everything they had at it to keep roads passable overnight and all day long.
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Chad Walton recently moved to Waukesha, which is outside of Milwaukee. He watched as his neighbors cleared their driveways with ease Monday.
“Just moved out to Waukesha the last couple of days. Now we get this fun to deal with,” Walton said.
He noted the neighborhood’s friendliness and expressed his intention to invest in a snowblower, saying, “It’s definitely a future investment, for sure. I see all the neighbors already have them, so I’ve got to join the club.”
Walton’s new neighbor, Matt Stevens, introduced himself by helping clear Walton’s driveway.
“He just moved in, like two days ago. And this is his greeting, I guess. Welcome to the neighborhood!” Stevens said.
“Oh, he’s a new neighbor. I’d do it for the other neighbors, too. You know, it’s just when I see somebody out here with a shovel breaking their back. That’s just not fair. That’s just not fair. You know, I’ve got the Ariens snowblower going, and it’s a tough son of a gun, zips through this stuff pretty easy. Glad to help out the neighbors, you know,” Stevens said.
The snowstorm highlighted the community spirit, as neighbors and strangers alike helped each other with tasks such as pushing cars out of snow banks and cleaning off vehicles.
