Wintry mix creates slick Monday commute in Twin Cities
A light overnight wintry mix has left ice and light slush on Twin Cities roads under a winter weather advisory until 8 a.m. Monday, causing some spinouts and crashes during the morning commute. MnDOT reports that travel is not advised on several highways just southwest of the metro, with closures on MN 19 between MN 5 and MN 93 and Highway 212 from Glencoe to Olivia, and multiple 'no travel advised' stretches on MN 5, MN 19 and MN 22 as of about 6 a.m.
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- A winter weather advisory covers the Twin Cities metro and parts of southern Minnesota until 8 a.m. Monday due to mixed precipitation creating slick roads.
- MnDOT’s 511 map shows ice and light slush on metro and southern Minnesota roads as of about 5:45 a.m., with a few reported spinouts and crashes around the Twin Cities.
- Travel is not advised and/or roads are closed southwest of the metro, including MN 19 between MN 5 and MN 93, Highway 212 from Glencoe to Olivia, and multiple segments of MN 5, MN 19 and MN 22 near Gaylord and New Auburn.
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December 22, 2025