LIVE UPDATES | Minnesota weather: Messy morning commute

Name: Winter storm slams Minnesota: Timelapse video
Uploaded: 2026-02-19T05:09:45-06:00
Description: Here's a timelapse video of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, when a winter storm rolled in and dumped several inches of snow. The same storm brought more than 3 feet of snow to areas of northern Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A winter storm dumped several inches of snow across the Twin Cities metro Wednesday, and record-breaking snow in northern Minnesota. This is making for a messy morning commute Thursday.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect for the Twin Cities metro area until 8 a.m. Thursday and the Arrowhead region of northeastern Minnesota until noon Thursday.

This snowstorm marked the largest snowstorm of this season in the Twin Cities (at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport), which picked up 7.6 inches of snow.

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Watch FOX 9 live in the player above. Find live updates on weather and road conditions from across Minnesota below.

6:42 a.m. - Updated snow totals

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport picked up 7.6 inches of snow as of 6 a.m., marking the most snow in a single storm for the Twin Cities this winter. Chanhassen picked up 6.5 inches.

Meanwhile, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, saw 2.5 inches as of 6 a.m.

6 a.m. - Incidents on MN roads as snow tapers off

Winter storm slams Minnesota: Timelapse video

Here's a timelapse video of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, when a winter storm rolled in and dumped several inches of snow. The same storm brought more than 3 feet of snow to areas of northern Minnesota.

Expect slow-moving traffic Thursday morning, with crashes and spinouts reported across the Twin Cities metro as the snow tapers off Thursday morning.

Roads in the Twin Cities metro are partially or completely covered with snow or slush and ice, according to MnDOT's website. Well over 100 plows are out across the metro trying to clean up after the winter storm.

Meanwhile, so no travel advisories are still in place along Minnesota's North Shore. I-35 from near Scanlon to South Boundary Avenue is under a no travel advisory.

Find the latest driving conditions and road reports here.

5 a.m. - Snow-covered roads across Twin Cities

MN weather: Unusual nature of this February winter storm explained

FOX 9's Cody Matz explains the unusual nature of this winter storm that dumped up to 7 inches in the Twin Cities metro and up to three feet of snow along Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead region.

Plows are out in full force across the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota to clear roadways ahead of the morning commute. However, many roads in the Twin Cities and western Minnesota are covered in snow (see map above).

This is expected to make for a slow, messy commute on Thursday.

Find the latest road conditions here.