Updated: 3:45 p.m. Monday
By Kelli Latuska
Snow continues to fall across the city, albeit at a lighter pace than earlier this morning. The current forecast package by the National Weather Service in Duluth has the storm ending sometime tomorrow afternoon/evening. Additional snow
accumulations should be on the lighter side.
City of Duluth snow operations crews have completed two full passes of our Priority 1 street network since yesterday morning, and, per the snow and ice control policy, they continue to work to ensure those streets are clear of snow while also moving into the Priority 2 residential streets as they are able. As of this afternoon, approximately half of the Priority 2 residential streets network has been
plowed and treated.
With snow compacting on our roadways, our plow operations must be completed by a fleet of motor graders, and they’ll continue the work until the snowfall ends and final plowing passes can be achieved.
ORIGINAL RELEASE
The National Weather Service in Duluth’s updated forecast allows for an additional 5 to 8 inches of snow in the city between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday.
As warm air has nosed its way into the storm, the moisture content of the snow has increased, creating a wet, heavy snow pack on the ground. City of Duluth snow operations crews have completed two full passes of their Priority 1 street network since yesterday morning, and, per the snow and ice control policy, they continue to work to ensure those streets are clear of snow while also moving into the Priority 2 residential streets as they are able.
With snow compacting, plow operations must be completed by a fleet of motor graders, which they’ll continue to do until the snowfall ends.
For more information on the city's snow and ice policy, please visit here.
Vehicle travel is not advised during this storm — if you do not have to be on the
roads, please do not travel.
If you have not yet moved your vehicle to the even side of the road from the Sunday changeover, it is imperative you do so now. City crews are encountering a decent number of illegally parked cars as of this morning, and illegally parked cars on narrow residential roads will slow plowing progress into those Priority 2 streets.
For more information on alternate side parking, please visit here. Illegally parked cars run the risk of being ticketed and/or towed at the vehicle owner’s expense.
The city also reminds residents and businesses to lend a helping hand to their neighbors in need as they remove snow from their sidewalks. Safe sidewalk access is crucial to pedestrians, folks pushing strollers, and people using wheelchairs and mobility devices as they move about to errands, appointments, and the like.
Removal of sidewalk snow within 24 hours of a snow event’s end helps residents maintain safe mobility.
