St. Paul declares snow emergency
St. Paul has declared a snow emergency and moved into the enforcement phase, with city officials ticketing and towing vehicles that violate snow-emergency parking rules. During the recent snow emergency the city issued 3,253 tickets and towed 952 vehicles.
📌 Key Facts
- St. Paul declared a snow emergency that moved into the enforcement phase (reported Dec. 2, 2025).
- Enforcement actions included ticketing and towing vehicles that violated snow-emergency parking rules (reported Dec. 2, 2025).
- By Dec. 6, 2025, the city had issued 3,253 tickets during the recent snow emergency.
- By Dec. 6, 2025, the city had towed 952 vehicles during the same period.
- The ticketing and towing were part of the city's effort to enforce parking rules and clear streets during the snow emergency.
📊 Relevant Data
A typical snow emergency in St. Paul extracts nearly $250,000 from local residents through city fines, towing and impound fees, and vehicle forfeitures, drawn disproportionately from low-income communities.
Vehicular Homelessness and the Road to Housing During and After COVID-19 — National League of Cities
As of February 2023, St. Paul’s snow emergency text message and email alerts had 120,749 subscribers for English, 3,682 for Spanish, 3,592 for Hmong, 3,478 for Somali, and 2,434 for Oromo.
Twin Cities snow emergency alerts fall short for non-English speakers — Sahan Journal
📰 Sources (3)
- St. Paul issued 3,253 tickets during the recent snow emergency.
- The city towed 952 vehicles during the same period.
- The snow emergency in St. Paul is continuing into the enforcement phase.
- City officials have begun ticketing and towing vehicles that violate snow-emergency parking rules.