Overnight rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow caused a slushy and slippery start Tuesday across much of central and southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin.
The slippery conditions — with temperatures hovering right around freezing in the Twin Cities — prompted some school districts to cancel or delay the start of classes. Find a list of those schools below.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation was reporting scattered icy road conditions across the state. In addition to the slush and ice, the overnight rain — combined with storm drains blocked by snow — led to ponding on streets in the Twin Cities early Tuesday.
The precipitation will gradually end Tuesday morning, but temperatures will fall below freezing late Tuesday into early Wednesday. That means Tuesday’s slushy streets and sidewalks may be icy on Wednesday morning.
School delays and cancellations for Tuesday, Jan. 6
Closed
Goodhue
Hastings
North Branch
St. Croix Falls, Wis.
St. Francis Area
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
E-learning day
Delano
Elk River
Watertown-Mayer
Two-hour delay
Becker
Belle Plaine
Big Lake
Blooming Prairie
Braham Area
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose
Byron
Cambridge-Isanti
Cannon Falls Area
Central (Norwood Young America)
Chisago Lakes
Dassel-Cokato
Faribault
Foley
Forest Lake Area
Hayfield
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Hudson, Wis.
Jordan
Le Sueur-Henderson (1-hour delay)
Kasson-Mantorville
Kimball Area
Lake City
Lester Prairie
Mahtomedi
Mankato Area
Maple Lake
Medford
Milaca
Monticello
New Prague Area
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva
Northfield
Osceola, Wis.
Owatonna
Pine Island
Prescott, Wis.
Princeton
Red Wing
River Falls, Wis.
Rush City
St. Cloud
St. Michael-Albertville
St. Peter
Sartell-St. Stephen
Sauk Rapids-Rice
Sibley East
Somerset, Wis.
Stillwater Area
Tri-City United
Triton
Waconia
Westonka
White Bear Lake Area
Forecast updates
MPR News: Real-time radar
National Weather Service: Snowfall reports
Travel updates
These state transportation departments offer live updates on road conditions and crashes:
For bus and light rail riders in the Twin Cities, Metro Transit offers weather-related updates on its Metro Transit and Metro Transit Alerts social media pages, as well as on its website.
Is there is snow emergency in effect for St. Paul or Minneapolis? Find out on the City of St. Paul website or the City of Minneapolis website.
Flight updates
If you’re planning to fly from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport or another airport around the region — or if you are expecting visitors to arrive by plane — airports offer flight status updates online:
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