MN weather: Winter storm leads to 464 crashes, 651 vehicles off the road

Minnesota snowstorm: Deputy warns of road conditions

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Tyson Donnelly urges residents to stay off the roads due to challenging road conditions.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A winter storm that swept across Minnesota over the weekend led to hundreds of crashes, multiple road closures and several no-travel advisories.

Crashes during Minnesota winter storm

By the numbers:

The Minnesota State Patrol reported from midnight Friday, March 13 though 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, troopers responded to 651 vehicles off the road, 464 property damage crashes, 46 spinouts, 40 injury crashes, 19 jackknifed semis, and 1 fatal crash. 

From 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, there were 28 property damage crashes, one injury crash, six spinouts, 141 vehicles off the road and one jackknifed semi. 

Between midnight and 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, there were 21 property damage crashes, one injury crash, five spinouts, 70 vehicles off the road and six jackknifed semis.

From midnight to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, there were 137 property damage crashes, 21 injury crashes, 1 fatal crash, 8 spinouts and 29 vehicles off the road. 

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This story will be updated as more statewide crash data is released. 

Winter storm impacts travel

The backstory:

Dangerous to impossible driving conditions were reported on Sunday afternoon. Difficult driving conditions for southern Minnesota continued into Monday, though Twin Cities metro roads were relatively clear. 

The snowstorm caused widespread travel impacts in Minnesota and Iowa. There was an 11-county no-travel advisory across MnDOT's District 6 in southeast Minnesota due to the storm, including: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona.

"Snowplows are having difficulty in current conditions but will remain on the roads at this time. Current rates of snow are covering roads faster than snowplows can clear a driving lane," MnDOT said of the storm.