Olson and her friends are using nature's playground to let their imaginations run wild. "We're playing in the deep snow and making a bunch of snow forts," said Rose Olson, who was treating the snow plow piles like mini sledding hills with her friends Calvin and Amaru. While it may be a pain for homeowners, it's a playground for the kids. Paul are slowly but surely clearing the side streets, but they are leaving a lot of work for homeowners behind as they push piles of snow to the sides, which block driveways, sidewalks and mail boxes. "I have a little battery powered snow blower and shovel, my son helps with some of it and my neighbor sometimes comes through and helps with some of it, so it was definitely a team effort, but it also took most of the day," said Bradtmiller. Louisa Bradtmiller spent her Thursday morning clearing the walkway to her Macalester-Groveland home. I did not expect to be stuck and getting out the shovel, did not expect that," said Wackerfuss. "I've actually been in Asia for 5 months, so coming back to this is completely 180. Paul homeowners dig out of the deep snow 02:10
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He said they're also seeing damage from drivers hitting snowbanks, hardened by ice and below-freezing temperatures. It's part of living in Minnesota, you just deal with it," said Cox. So we're pretty much at 40 to 50 cars here at all times," said Cox.Ĭox said he's hoping Mother Nature gives them a little bit of time to catch up before the next storm hits. "With the technician shortage, we've been at capacity for quite a while. Ed's Collision has 12 technicians right now but they could use a couple more. He estimates there are dozens of vehicles waiting for repairs right now, and because some parts are hard to come by, many won't be ready for at least two months. "When you get snow like that, that just keeps coming, it's bad," said Mike Cox, owner.Ĭox said this storm piled on what's already been a run of busy months. You can just tell it's new, it's different to them," Greenwood said.Īuto shops swamped as car repair needs pile up 01:38īumper and fender damage are common now, as vehicles slide into each other when winter weather takes over. "You can just tell by the general frolic that they do. "Her exercise at this stage is more important." "If it wasn't for (my dog), I'm not doing much outside in the wintertime," said Peter Greenwood of Minneapolis. Perhaps one fan of the snow was at Lake of the Isles Dog Park. Then you get an accumulation of 5-10 inches more, and you're like, oh my god, you've got to do it again." "Every time it falls, It's like, okay, it's done. The kids don't get to see a white Christmas often," he said.
If it falls a little bit, it melts off the next day. "I love it, because in Virginia, we don't get all as much snow. Dave Merhai was visiting his in-laws in Minneapolis for the holidays – a trip extended by the winter storm. "Totally stacking it higher in the back, like in the alley – where do you put it? There's garbage cans, so many things in the way."įor others, the snow meant delaying trips – or trips home. "It's heavy! There's a lot of it! Where do we put it?" She said.
Man hit and killed by truck after getting out of vehicle that went into ditch near St.Delta plane skids off icy taxiway at MSP Airport.Lineworkers fighting fatigue to get power back on for some Twin Cities residents.After Rose Parade glory, flights carrying Rosemount High School's marching band get diverted.We'll warm into the low 30s early next week.
This weekend looks dry and cool, but not too cold. Temps will cool below average, into the low 20s, with sunshine on Friday. Thursday will also feature some sunshine, with a near-average high of 28 degrees. The evening commute should be less harrowing. The metro will add another inch or so of snow by the morning.Ĭombined with temperatures dipping below freezing, a NEXT Drive Alert is in effect for the morning commute. The winter weather advisory for the metro and much of southern Minnesota expired at 6 a.m. Light snow will keep falling overnight Thursday, but the low pressure center of this meandering system will finally exit over the Great Lakes and take the snow with it. RELATED: Minnesota School Closings & Delays | Check Out Live Radar That's just 5.5 inches less than the yearly snowfall average. So far this season, 45.6 inches has stacked up. For some perspective, January typically gets a total of 11 inches. The two-day storm total sits at 12.4 inches as of late Wednesday night. Wednesday's snowfall set a new daily record in the Twin Cities: 6.3 inches.
MINNEAPOLIS - There's one more white-knuckle commute on the way Thursday morning, as the storm system that dropped some record snow on Minnesota will finally make its exit after a 48-hour visit.
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