Several local communities have issued snow emergencies beginning Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
This list will be updated with new information as it comes in to the WKOW Newsroom.
Clinton
A declaration of snow removal emergency is in effect for the village of Clinton from 8 p.m. Thursday Feb. 8, 2018 Through 8 p.m. Friday Feb. 9, 2018. No parking is allowed on village streets during this snow removal emergency. Parking (24 hour) is available in the municipal parking lot in the 200 block of Mill Street. Vehicles must be moved after 24 hours in the municipal parking Lot.
Blue Mounds
The village of Blue Mounds has declared a snow emergency to allow for snow removal from village streets. This will be in effect from Feb. 8, 2018 at 7 p.m. until Feb.10, 2018 at 10 a.m. Any vehicle left on the streets are subject to being ticketed and/or towed at the owner’s expense. All even/odd side parking will be suspended during this time frame.
Beloit
The city of Beloit has called a snow emergency from 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018.
During a snow emergency, vehicles parked or standing on a city street are prohibited. Remember to park vehicles in a driveway or in an approved off-street parking lot. A list of approved parking lots is available on the city's website HERE.
Janesville
The city of Janesville has declared a snow emergency for Friday, Feb. 9th beginning at 5 a.m. A snow emergency means that all parked vehicles must be removed from city streets and public parking lots until snow plowing operations are complete. To ensure that residents do not receive a parking ticket, they should move their vehicle prior to 5 a.m. and keep it off city streets until they have been completely plowed. The full plow is not expected to be completed until Friday evening, although every effort will be made to complete residential streets as soon as possible. Please plan on keeping parked vehicles off the street until plows have completely removed snow from curb to curb.Snow emergency parking can be found HERE.
Marshall
The village of Marshall declares a Snow Emergency in effect from midnight on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, until noon, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. When a snow emergency has been declared, no street parking is allowed during the 48 hour declaration or until it has been cancelled.
McFarland
Due to weather conditions anticipated to impact the area, the village of McFarland has issued an order prohibiting parking on all village streets and roadways, pursuant to Village Ordinance Section 35-158(b), taking effect at 6:00 pm on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 and ending at 8 am on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018.
A Street Parking Prohibition means that no vehicles are allowed to be parked on any village street or roadway, without exception. Parking is permitted in the front (north) lot of the Municipal Center parking lot for those that do not have sufficient parking space for guests. No public parking is allowed in the rear (south) lot, as this area is reserved for Police, Fire and EMS personnel. The Municipal Center is located at 5915 Milwaukee St. in McFarland.
Stoughton
The city of Stoughton has declared a snow emergency beginning at midnight to 8 a.m. and continuing for the next three days or until canceled. Parking will be even / odd.or the emergency is canceled or extended.
Visit the city's web site: www.cityofstoughton.com/ for more information on City Ordinance.
Monona
The City of Monona has declared a Snow Emergency effective 11:59 PM Thursday, Feb. 8 through noon Saturday, Feb. 10. No street parking is allowed during this time. The police department may ticket and tow vehicles parked on Monona streets that obstruct snow removal operations. It is essential to have the roadways clear so that Public Works crews can clear streets during the early morning hours.To avoid getting a ticket or towed, you may park vehicles in City of Monona parking lots that serve city parks until the end of the snow emergency. These include the public lots at Ahuska, Lottes, Winnequah, Frostwoods Beach, Fireman’s, Maywood and Schluter Parks.
For more go to WKOW: http://www.wkow.com/story/37461016/2018/02/08/area-snow-emergencies-declared-beginning-thursday-evening