Snow Snarls MN Commute; 1 Fatality Reported

A major snowstorm that buried parts of the Midwest grazed Minnesota, where two to three inches of snow snarled the morning commute in the Twin Cities area.

 

 

 

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A major snowstorm that buried parts of the Midwest grazed Minnesota, where two to three inches of snow snarled the morning commute in the Twin Cities area.

The State Patrol reported a fatal accident about 8 a.m. on Highway 13 south of Interstate 494 in Eagan. in the southeast metro area, but details were not immediately available.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says driving conditions are difficult on interstates and other roads around the Twin Cities area, and in Rochester, where five inches of snow hampered motorists.

Dozens of school districts called off classes Friday or started two hours late. Among the districts closed are Albert Lea, Alden-Conger and Austin schools.

The state's deep spot is Dodge County in southern Minnesota, where about eight inches of snow was recorded.

(KFGO News file photo) 

 

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