Lake effect snow leads to totals near 2 FEET in Racine County; digging out is taking time

RACINE -- We saw as much as 15 inches of snow in SE Wisconsin on Monday, March 13th, and it continued Tuesday for some. Those along Lake Michigan were hammered Tuesday by lake effect snow.

Due to the lake effect snow, Elmwood Park in Racine County and Racine itself eclipsed Newburg for the top spots as it relates to snow totals from this storm:

A FOX6 News crew in Racine on Tuesday afternoon found main roads cleared, and crews working on side streets. We measured 16 inches of snow in Racine's Roosevelt Park.

Residents said the snow didn't let up for several hours.

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"It was pelting pretty good at 5:30 this morning. I work in Kenosha and on my way down there I drove through a whiteout. It was really blowing and drifting. The roads were solid ice. I didn't stop and didn't stop. We were watching it at work and it just kept getting worse and worse," Jeff Tomson of Elmwood Park said.

Schools were in session in Racine on Tuesday, although kids FOX6 News spoke with said they got out of class early. Kavon Taylor and KJ Brown used the time to clear their sidewalks. At their home near 21st and Center in Racine, 15 inches of snow fell.

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