Brookfield Gets Back to Business After Surprisingly Big Snowfall
While schools remained open for Wednesday, the big dig out began as a winter storm slowly exited the area.
By Wednesday morning, an expected snowfall of 3-5 inches piled up to around 8 inches in a storm that had many scratching their heads. It was the snowfall that seemed to change from the moment it was first forecast and continued to "morph" even as the flakes fell. WeatherWatch 12 chief meteorologist Mark Baden called it "a humbling storm for all meteorologists in southeast Wisconsin. It was quite a storm; I think the most surprising thing about this storm was the amount of moisture it was able to transport." Much of Waukesha County fell within a 7-13 inch snowband, but never was under a winter storm warning. Nevertheless Elmbrook schools were in session, and residents felt the decision was a good one, needing only a few tweaks in the …
