Snow, Ice Create Another Slippery Commute

The Twin Cities has so far escaped from “Winter Storm Walda” with fewer side effects than other places the storm hit—but forecasters expect the worst to come later Thursday morning.

Icy roads and snow created the usual rash of crashes and spinouts early in the morning commute. Because of ice on overhead wires, buses replaced light-rail service along the entire Hiawatha line in Minneapolis.

Kim Adams-Plehal posted on Facebook that she was stuck for about ten minutes trying to get up the hill on Minnetonka Ave South in Wayzata. KORT Sign Design wrote that it took 45 minutes to get from Plymouth to Golden Valley—less than 10 miles.

The weather has had minimal impact on school start times. None of the public school districts have delayed or canceled school, although some charters and privates have.

The metro has so far had few of the power outages that crippled southwestern Minnesota and South Dakota.

But National Weather Forecasters say the worst snow will hit between 8 a.m. and noon Thursday.

A winter storm warning remains in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday.