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Milwaukee Polar Plunge continues in 2022
A New Year's Day tradition continued on Milwaukee's lakefront Saturday. At high noon, dozens – if not hundreds – of people took the Polar Plunge.
MILWAUKEE - A New Year's Day tradition continued on Milwaukee's lakefront Saturday. At high noon, dozens – if not hundreds – of people took the Polar Plunge into Lake Michigan.
The crowds gathered at Bradford Beach as they do every year. Perhaps not much of a surprise, people were in and out of the water pretty quickly.
Firefighters were on standby to make sure everyone was safe.
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The National Weather Service has now issued a winter storm warning for Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties to be in effect from noon on Saturday, Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Racine saw some of the heaviest snowfall during Saturday's winter storm, and residents who spoke to FOX6 News said it all came about a week too late.
The first winter storm of 2022 is prompting communities in southeast Wisconsin to take action ahead of the snow.