St. Paul declares snow emergency

A plow clears a South Campus parking lot Monday while snow continues to fall. (Gina Dolski/TommieMedia)
A plow clears a South Campus parking lot Monday while snow continues to fall. (Gina Dolski/TommieMedia)

The City of St. Paul has issued a snow emergency effective 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Included are all streets posted with signs that say “NIGHT PLOW ROUTE” and one side of all north-south residential streets posted with signs that say “NIGHT PLOW ROUTE-THIS SIDE OF STREET.” Parking is banned until streets are plowed full width to the curb. There will be tagging and towing ahead of the plows.

Beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, all DAY PLOW ROUTES will be plowed. Included are all non-posted east-west residential streets and the non-posted side of north-south residential streets.

Parking is banned until streets are plowed full width to the curb. There will be tagging and towing ahead of the plows starting immediately at 9 p.m. and continuing throughout the snow emergency.

Five and a half inches fell since the storm began Sunday night.