Overnight snow brings slick Twin Cities roads, minor crashes
Overnight snow left slushy, slick spots across the Twin Cities Wednesday morning, making bridges, overpasses, side streets and parking lots hazardous and leaving many metro roads partially covered â with some completely snow-covered in the southwest metro and north of the Cities, MnDOT said. Plows are salting and clearing as temperatures hover near freezing, and at least a couple of minor crashes, including one on Highway 169 in Shakopee, have slowed commutes.
đ Key Facts
- Snow fell across the Twin Cities, creating slushy, slick spots on bridges, overpasses, side streets and parking lots during the Wednesday morning commute.
- MnDOT reports most metro roads are partially covered with snow or slush.
- Some roads are completely covered in the southwest metro and north of the Cities.
- Plows are out in the Twin Cities salting and clearing slush as temperatures hover near freezing.
- At least a couple of minor crashes â including one on Highway 169 in Shakopee â are slowing traffic.
đ Relevant Data
The average March snowfall in the Twin Cities for the 1991-2020 period is 8.2 inches, down from 10.3 inches in the 1981-2010 period.
Twin Cities normals: 1991-2020 compared to 1981-2010 â Minnesota DNR
Daily average minimum temperatures during winter (Dec-Feb) have increased 7.3 degrees from 1895-2021 in northern Minnesota, 6 degrees in central Minnesota and 4.3 degrees in southern Minnesota, leading to more mixed precipitation events.
Climate change impacts â Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Approximately 21 percent of vehicle crashes in the United States are weather-related, defined as those occurring in adverse weather such as rain, sleet, snow, or fog.
Investigation of winter weather crash injury severity using winter storm data in Iowa â ScienceDirect
74% of all weather-related car accidents are due to wet roads, while sleet and snow cause 13%, and icy roads cause 10%.
Winter Driving Statistics in 2026 â The Zebra
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- Snow has actually fallen across the Twin Cities, creating slushy, slick spots on bridges, overpasses, side streets and parking lots during the Wednesday morning commute.
- MnDOT reports most metro roads are partially covered with snow or slush, with some completely covered in the southwest metro and north of the Cities.
- Plows are out in the Twin Cities salting and clearing slush as temperatures hover near freezing, and at least a couple of crashes â including on Highway 169 in Shakopee â are slowing traffic.