Some Central Minnesota Roads Still Not in Great Shape Following Recent Snow Storm

via MN State Patrol

(KNSI) — The Minnesota State Patrol is asking drivers to take it easy on the roads as crews clean up from the latest snowstorm.

Sergeant Jesse Grabow tweeted that troopers were dealing with several crashes, spinouts and jackknifed semis around St. Cloud and central Minnesota. Roads remain partially covered with snow, and the lanes that look wet may have scattered slick spots.

The snow that began falling around noon on Tuesday continued to fall through early Thursday morning. The official storm snowfall total for St. Cloud was 13.8″, but Pleasant Lake south of Clearwater was reporting 17.5″ of snow as of 7:00 Thursday morning. Other totals included 15″ at the National Weather Service forecast office in Chanhassen and 14.9″ at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport.

As the snow tapers off and moves out, there will be some peeks of sun Thursday before freezing fog develops overnight. The weather pattern is expected to be dry and quiet into next week.