No journey suggested in southeastern Minnesota – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has suggested people to not journey throughout southeastern Minnesota at this time.

Travel is just not suggested on state roads in Southeastern Minnesota inside the counties of Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore and Houston.

No journey suggested implies that driving circumstances are or are anticipated to be harmful, on account of deterioration of highway circumstances and/or lowered visibility. It can also be suggested that tow truck responses should not carried out till circumstances enhance.

Blizzard circumstances are anticipated throughout all of Southeastern Minnesota by way of Sunday evening and into Monday morning. If you’ll be able to alter your journey plans, it’s extremely inspired that you simply achieve this.

If you need to journey, hold the next issues in thoughts:

• Stay alert for snowplows, which flip or exit continuously and infrequently with little warning
• Stay again at the least 10 automotive lengths behind the plow, don’t drive right into a snow cloud
• Slow right down to a protected velocity for present circumstances
• Turn in your headlights and put on your seatbelt
• Turn off the cruise management
• Be affected person and bear in mind snowplows are working to enhance highway circumstances to your journey
• Don’t drive distracted