Minneapolis and St. Paul declare snow emergencies starting Tuesday night

Minnesotans tackle late-November snowstorm

Many Minnesotans woke up to the surprise of snow Tuesday that lasted throughout most of the day. FOX 9’s Rob Olson describes the conditions many are facing throughout the Twin Cities.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Both Minneapolis and St. Paul have issued snow emergencies starting Tuesday night after the Twin Cities have been blanketed with some snow.

Minneapolis parking rules

In Minneapolis, the emergency takes effect starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. At that time, you are not allowed to park your vehicle on either side of a "snow emergency" route until 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, drivers are not allowed to park on the even-numbered side of a non-snow emergency route or either side of a parkway until 8 p.m. During that time, you can park on snow emergency routes or roads that have been plowed.

Then, on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., drivers are asked to not park on odd-numbered non-snow emergency streets.

You can click here for a guide to parking rules.

St. Paul parking rules

Starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, drivers cannot park on any night plow routes, as crews work to plow those streets.

Starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, drivers cannot park on day-plow routes. You can click here to find out which streets are day-plow routes and which are night-plow routes. Night plow routes are marked with signs.

Vehicles that are not parked on the appropriate streets will be ticketed and towed, the city warns.