Overview
- MnDOT continues no-travel advisories across much of southern Minnesota, including guidance to avoid I-90 in south-central areas.
- Interstate 35 remains closed from Albert Lea to the Iowa border, with closures extending south toward Ames as whiteout conditions persist.
- The Minnesota State Patrol reports nearly 400 crashes from late Sunday into early Monday, while Iowa recorded 31 crashes with one fatality.
- Gov. Tim Walz authorized the Minnesota National Guard to assist with rescues and sheltering, including an emergency site at the Albert Lea armory.
- Holiday travel was heavily disrupted as MSP reported hundreds of delays and cancellations, with NWS reports of strong winds and snow totals near six inches in the Twin Cities and higher in parts of Wisconsin.