Slushy roads. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A winter system is moving through Minnesota, bringing a mix of snow, freezing rain and icy road conditions.
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MN weather: Freezing drizzle, wintry mix Saturday
Saturday will be an interesting day as a system will swing up through Iowa and across Minnesota, bringing a chance for some wintry weather. FOX 9 meteorologist Jared Piepenburg has the full forecast.
Weather forecast: Saturday has brought a mix of precipitation ranging from mist to freezing drizzle and periods of snow. The freezing rain and drizzle is expected to move north across southern Minnesota this afternoon.
While snow amounts are expected to be minimal, the wintry mix could continue into the evening, causing road conditions to continue to be icy and slick from Saturday evening into Sunday morning.
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Road conditions
What we know: According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), as of 9 p.m., road conditions across the Twins Cities are starting to clear, with some of the roadways remaining slightly icy and slushy, which is expected to linger overnight into Sunday morning.
Southern Minnesota roadways have mostly cleared up, but the southeastern corner of the state still has some slippery roads, MnDOT is reporting.
Interstate 35 heading up to Duluth is mostly covered with ice, with MnDOT reporting multiple crashes on the highway.
Metro Transit is reporting that as of 6 p.m., 33% of buses are experiencing delays, with an average delay of five minutes. No weather-related light rail delays have been reported.
You can check the latest road conditions and reported road incidents on MnDOT's 511 website here.
Crashes from winter weather
The Minnesota State Patrol says throughout all of Saturday, Dec. 14, there were 372 crashes statewide due to the weather. Those include 250 property damage crashes, 27 injury crashes, 88 calls for vehicles off the road, six spin outs and seven jackknifed semi trucks.
State Patrol has reported one fatal crash.