Rain and wet snow on the way: Storm arrives Wednesday and Thursday

A winter storm moves in Wednesday night into Thursday bringing rain and wet, heavy snow across southeastern Wisconsin. Rain begins after 10 p.m. Wednesday, moving in from the south. Rain will transition to snow from west to east starting after 7 a.m. Thursday with parts of Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties staying warm enought to keep precip as rain. A band of heavier snow will develop from Fond du Lac to Madison, where 7-9" of snow is forecasted. There is a steep transition in expected snowfall, decreasing in amounts to the southeast.