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City of Duluth provides update on snow storm

Monday, March 25, 2024 | 10:00 AM

[DULUTH, MN] The National Weather Service in Duluth’s updated forecast allows for an additional 5 to 8 inches of snow in the city between 7:00 AM Monday and 7:00 AM 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 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. With snow compacting, our plow operations must be completed by our fleet of motor graders, which they’ll continue to do until the snowfall ends. For more information on our snow and ice policy, please visit https://duluthmn.gov/snow/. Our thanks to our street maintenance staff for their hard work through this and all snow events. 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.  Our crews are encountering a decent number of illegally parked cars as of this morning, and illegally parked cars on our narrow residential roads will slow our progress into those Priority 2 streets. For more information on alternate side parking, please visit https://duluthmn.gov/media/c3qfqwg4/parking-calendar.pdf. Illegally parked cars run the risk of being ticketed and/or towed at the vehicle owner’s expense.

The City would also like to remind 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 our residents maintain safe mobility. For snow shoveling info, please visit https://duluthmn.gov/snow/snow-shoveling/information/.

As always, the City thanks residents for their patience and understanding as crews work to maintain roads during and after snow events. Please stay safe while traveling.

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