APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – With the record-breaking snow of 31 inches in northern Shawano County, 24 in Green Bay, and 21 in Appleton, crews are still clearing roads while keeping an eye on possibly more snow today.
Pat McCormick of Appleton tells FOX 11 it’s ‘yard work in April’.
“This is more snow than I’ve seen and I’ve lived here 45 years.”
Now with more snow expected to start Wednesday afternoon, with the possibility of a couple of more inches, he’s racing to clear his friends funeral home parking lot.
“We got to clear the parking lot; we got to get room for visitation.”
The Appleton Public Works operations foreman Scott Hart is also prepared for more spring snowfall.
“We have all our equipment ready to go for the next one.”
Hart said the city cleared parts of downtown Appleton Monday night.
“We have just a little bit between Richmond and Badger to clear tonight and then after that, we’re going to reassess where we need to be for hauling for safety and traffic.”
The Outagamie County Highway Department is focused on widening the shoulders and intersections, making more room for what’s to come.
“The snow mounds pretty high, and we’re trying to knock those back for more visibility, and also so more snow can come and we can push it back to that point,” said Outagamie County Highway Commissioner, Dean Steingraber.
Once the snowbanks get too high, crews haul it to snow dumps.
Hart told FOX 11, there’s still a lot of room at the snow dumps, but there’s a slight problem.
“The only problem we have now is the ground is thawed underneath, so getting in and getting out is the problem. But we’re able to do it.”
Although officials don’t expect the next snowfall to be like last weekend, they’re still encouraging everyone to be careful and patient out on the roads.
