KSTP Created: February 12, 2021 05:35 AM
Minnesotans will need to continue to bundle up the next few days as Artic air is expected to stick around over the weekend.
KSTP Chief Meteorologist Ken Barlow says temperatures during the day Friday will likely remain below zero. Similar conditions are expected Saturday.
UPDATE: Nearly 200 crashes reported Thursday after fresh snowfall Photo: Minnesota State Patrol, Twitter. Minnesota State Patrol troopers were in the area of Interstate 94 near Highway 15 Wednesday. KSTP Created: February 04, 2021 10:14 AM
As snow continues to fall throughout the state Thursday, the Minnesota State Patrol has reported nearly 200 crashes as of Thursday evening.
Between 5 and 10 a.m. Thursday, 106 crashes were reported in the state. Fourteen of those crashes included injuries.
#MSPNumbers Statewide 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 02/04/21: 105 crashes (14 with injury, 0 serious/fatal) & 111 veh spin out/off the road & 2 jackknifed semis. State Patrol PIO (@MSPPIO) February 4, 2021
There were also 111 vehicle spinouts and two jackknifed semis.
A potent winter storm is expected to cause blizzard conditions across western Minnesota Thursday into Friday while parts of the southern half of the state could get up to a foot of snow.