Minneapolis Declares Snow Emergency Wednesday, Dec. 23

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minneapolis city officials declared a snow emergency on Wednesday, Dec. 23. The city's parking restrictions will take effect beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Officials noted that city plow crews will plow more than 1,000 miles of streets, which is enough to plow a lane from Minneapolis to Anchorage, Alaska.

Here are the snow emergency parking rules for Minneapolis:

Wednesday, Dec. 23, 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. (Day 1) Do not park on EITHER side of a Snow Emergency route until 8 a.m., or the street is fully plowed.

Thursday, Dec. 24, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Day 2) Do not park on the EVEN numbered side of a non-Snow Emergency route until 8 p.m., or that side of the street is fully plowed, or on EITHER side of a parkway until 8 p.m., or the parkway is fully plowed.

Friday, Dec. 25, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Day 3) Do not park on the ODD numbered side of a non-Snow Emergency route until 8 p.m., or that side of the street is fully plowed.