In anticipation of this weekend’s snowstorm, Mayor Justin Nickels has announced a Winter Parking Ban for the City of Manitowoc on Saturday, January 11 from 1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. Parking is not allowed overnight on the winter parking ban streets.
A Snow Emergency will be in effect for Saturday night and Sunday night in anticipation of large amounts of snow over the weekend. No parking is allowed on any city street overnight Saturday night and Sunday night. The Snow Emergency Parking Ban fine is $75.00.
Salt Route Maps are available on the City website, www.manitowoc.org, by clicking on departments, Public Infrastructure, Snow & Ice Control, and Snow/Salt Maps.
From the National Weather Service, Winter Storm Warning for Manitowoc County:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES, WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH, ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * WHERE…CALUMET AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES. * WHEN…FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS…TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES, RESULTING IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
