Snowy road conditions in Twin Cities leading to multiple crashes, spinouts Monday morning
MINNEAPOLIS — More than a dozen crashes and spinouts have been reported Monday morning in the Twin Cities as commuters deal with snowy road conditions.
Due to the potentially dangerous road conditions, WCCO has issued a NEXT Drive Alert.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's 511 traffic map shows crashes on Interstate 94 eastbound near downtown Minneapolis, Highway 62 westbound in Edina, Highway 61 southbound near downtown St. Paul and multiple other crashes.
Multiple crashes have also been reported northwest of the metro area on I-94, from Rogers up past Monticello.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, there were 15 injury-related crashes and 39 vehicles went off the roads. There were six spin-outs between midnight and 10:30 a.m. There were no fatal crashes or jackknifed semis, officials said.
It slowed the commute down to a crawl in some parts of the metro.
"It was bumper to bumper for miles and miles and miles," said Stan Oawster from Lino Lakes. "Half inch, eight inches, it's still our first time right? But it will get better as the winter goes on. We'll get used to this and be able to do it."
Snow is expected to taper off later in the morning, with road conditions improving by the afternoon.
High temperatures shouldn't go much higher than the mid-20s.