The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on March 15 issued a “Do not travel” advisory across much of northeastern Wisconsin, advising against traveling on all roads due to potentially “life-threatening” whiteout conditions.
Weather conditions had worsened to a “critical” level in nine counties with potentially impassable roads: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, and Winnebago. The department’s alert system, 511 Wisconsin, noted several “impassable” roads across the state. A jack-knifed semi-trailer near Oshkosh had affected traffic on I-41 in the late morning, according to WisDOT news releases.
The advisory warned against all travel on highways, secondary roads, and rural roads. The department said emergency travel should even be “a last resort.”…