Sunday evening’s heavy snow only worsens things for crews attempting to repair eclectic services to thousand of customers in central and northeastern Wisconsin. Around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, about 60,000 woke up without power.

The declaration helps ensure state agencies, local partners, utilities, and emergency management officials can continue working together and respond quickly to damage and effects caused by recent severe weather,

Marathon, Shawano, and Taylor Counties will also be affected. The storm is expected to make travel nearly impossible, particularly on highways and rural roads. Forecasters warn that ice-laden trees and power lines could fall, resulting in prolonged power outages.

Forest County was one of the worst-hit areas by this weekend's ice storm leaving thousands in the county still without power Wednesday.

Declaring a state of emergency helps ensure state agencies, local partners, utilities, and emergency management officials can continue working together and respond quickly.

A late season winter storm continues to pose the threat of travel disruptions and power outages, meteorologists are warning.

The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… High pressure remained to our north which continued to bring in sunshine for this morning. Low pressure has been slowly

Officials with the Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) say they are working around the clock to restore power to customers throughout Wisconsin following the weekend’s ice storm.

A storm is set to move into Central Wisconsin Tuesday evening as snow, transition to rain and leave the area by late Wednesday.