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MADISON, Wis. — Winter’s delayed arrival in Wisconsin is now seeking to make up for lost time after yet another batch of snowy weather paired with frigid temperatures on Friday.The city said on Saturday that the first official snow emergency of the season will continue into Sunday morning. The parking restrictions will be enforced until 7 a.m., officials said.WISC-TV meteorologist Bob Lesh said that snowfall accumulations of 3 inches to 7 inches were expected by Friday evening, with the highest swath of 5 inches to 7 inches southwest of Madison. The high temperature will be 11 degrees with wind chills between 5 degrees and minus 5 degrees. By nightfall, Lesh said that it will be mostly cloudy with snow ending, then clearing and becoming very cold. Overnight lows will dip to 0 degrees with wind chills tallying at minus 5 degrees to minus 10 degrees.NWS officials said that a winter weather advisory means that periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Motorists should be prepared for snow-covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. They said that the snowfall’s impacts on roads conditions will deteriorate and become hazardous as the storm progresses. Forecasters said that they expect reduced visibilities to 1/2 mile at times.Increase In Crashes Reported On Area RoadwaysThe snow has already created traffic problems as area roads and highways have become increasingly slippery. Reports of crashes and slide-offs are coming in from all over southern Wisconsin. Two lanes of Interstate 90 were closed at the intersection of Highway 151 on Madison’s East Side.All southbound lanes of Interstate 39 were briefly closed at mile marker 146 because of a vehicle crash, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. That portion of the highway is open again.A crash involving a tractor-trailer in Sauk County, near Wisconsin Dells, on Interstate 90 has blocked all westbound lanes at mile post 95, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Officials said the crash occurred at about 12:20 p.m. It’s expected to take about two hours to clear the scene.A 49-year-old Brodhead woman suffered minor injuries after she rolled over her vehicle at Highway 104 and West Emery Road in Union Township on Friday morning.The Rock County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and emergency responders were called at 6:04 a.m. Highway 104 was shut down from until 7 a.m. because the driver ran into a telephone pole. The road was closed due to power lines crossing the road.Plows Prepare For StormMeanwhile, Madison Streets Division crews are gearing up for another round of snow. On Friday morning, city officials will have 32 crews ready to go as soon as the snow starts and about 70 plows out as the day progresses.”With single digits, what happens is, the salt really don’t work and if you put it down,” said Chris Kelley, the head of the Streets Division. “It could freeze up quicker, so we went with plowing and sanding all of our main streets.”Kelley said that the city will have 175 units out at midnight Friday night, including city plows and contractors.”It’s going to be the light fluffy snow, so it would be easy plowing,” Kelley said. “We shouldn’t have any issues with that. It will fly a little bit when we do plow because it will be so light, but there should be no problems if people slow down and give themselves time to get to work, give them time to stop, they shouldn’t have any problems.”The city has declared a snow emergency and expects to have all residential streets cleared by 7 a.m. on Saturday.Click on the following links to receive email or cellphone alerts for severe weather or school closing information.For the latest weather information, visit Channel 3000′s Weather section.Stay tuned to WISC-TV and Channel 3000 for continuing coverage.