Madison digs out from blizzard, southeast Wisconsin still struggling
Wisconsin Weather-- Southern Wisconsin is slowly digging out from the Blizzard-of-2011. Public schools in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha are closed for a second straight day. But UW-Madison re-opened this morning, and the Capital City’s public schools are open while those in nearby smaller communities were either closed or delayed.
Southern Wisconsin is slowly digging out from the Blizzard-of-2011. Public schools in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha are closed for a second straight day. But UW-Madison re-opened this morning, and the Capital City’s public schools are open while those in nearby smaller communities were either closed or delayed.
The Madison area had 12-to-15 inches of snow, but officials there have a much easier job cleaning up than in southeast Wisconsin – where Hales Corners had a record 28-inches of snow since Monday.
You would expect hospitals to be busy during a blizzard treating a host of snow-related injuries. But at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee, the big task was getting babies born. The hospital normally has about 10 births a day – but the number doubled yesterday. Veteran nurse Bonnie Marcus says she’s not surprised. In her words, “When the barometer drops, the babies drop.” One mother said a dozen other women were waiting to give birth when she arrived at the hospital yesterday.
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