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The City of St. Paul, Minnesota, declared a snow emergency on Wednesday for the city's more than 300,000 residents.
The declaration comes after a winter storm walloped the region on Tuesday night, dumping amounts of 4 to 6 inches of snow across the St. Paul area. Higher amounts of 6 to 8 inches were reported further east in New Richmond and Eau Claire, according to snowfall reports from the National Weather Service (NWS) office for the Twin Cities. In addition to heavy snow, the storm also became fatal when a 47-year-old man was struck and killed by a snowplow at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) Airport on Tuesday night.
This is the second snow emergency of the season for St. Paul, Public Works Communications and Public Services Manager Lisa Hiebert told Newsweek. The first was declared on November 30.
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"When we declare, special parking rules happen throughout the city so we can get snow plows on all streets," Hiebert said. "We plow about 1,900 lane miles [the distance from St. Paul to Anaheim, California] in the first 24 hours."
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According to the snow emergency posted on the city's website, all night plow routes will be plowed beginning Wednesday night at 9 p.m.
"Do not park on Night Plow Routes, which include downtown and all streets with signs posted "NIGHT PLOW ROUTE" and "NIGHT PLOW ROUTE THIS SIDE OF STREET," the alert said. "Vehicles which are not moved from Night Plow Routes by 9 p.m. on 12/10/2025, will be ticketed and towed."
Beginning on Thursday morning at 8 a.m., all day plow routes will be plowed, with a similar warning urging people to not park along the day plow routes, which are not marked by signs.
"If there are no “Night Plow" signs posted within the block, then consider it a Day Plow Route," the alert said. "Vehicles which are not moved from Day Plow Routes by 8 a.m. on 12/11/2025, will be ticketed and towed."
The snow emergency will last 96 hours, or until Sunday.
"To avoid a ticket or tow, do not park in areas where streets are not plowed to the curb. Always follow all posted street signs. Do not park vehicles where signs indicate "No Parking," the alert said.
As of Wednesday afternoon, no winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories were in place for the St. Paul area, per the NWS office for the Twin Cities forecast region. However, NWS Twin Cities has issued a hazardous weather outlook warning of snow showers and breezy conditions, which could cause blowing snow and lower visibility.
Looking further ahead, more snow could fall throughout the rest of the week.
"Chances for light snow will exist each day throughout the rest of the week," the hazardous weather outlook for Thursday through Tuesday said. "Very cold temperatures are also expected Friday night through Sunday morning with wind chill values likely surpassing 20 below zero at night."
Update 12/10/25, 4:32 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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