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Update: no journey suggested in extra southwest Minnesota counties
WILLMAR, Minn. – (12:00 p.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises no journey on state highways in all or parts of the next southwest Minnesota counties: Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Redwood, Renville, Pipestone, and Yellow Medicine counties. Heavy snowfall and powerful winds are creating restricted visibility.
Motorists are suggested to not journey in these areas till circumstances enhance.
No Travel Advised signifies that the roadway has deteriorated and/or visibility has been diminished to the purpose that it is rather harmful to journey; there are studies of intermittent white out circumstances; and a few climate circumstances might be extreme sufficient that highway therapies will not be efficient, and circumstances can turn out to be life-threatening for stranded vacationers.
Visit the www.511mn.org web site for detailed info and updates on particular roadways. View winter highway circumstances from plow, climate and visitors cameras that are additionally a part of 511.
MnDOT snowplow operators are doing their greatest to enhance roadway circumstances; nevertheless, vacationers must be conscious that crews can not see any higher than different drivers and could also be pulled off the highway for their very own security.
Motorists are requested to at all times verify 511 earlier than touring to make sure that their route will not be closed or underneath a journey advisory, be certain that they’ve a full tank of gasoline and winter survival equipment, and bear in mind to:
- Stay alert for snowplows, which flip or exit regularly and sometimes with little warning
- Stay again a minimum of 10 automotive lengths behind the plow; don’t drive right into a snow cloud
- Slow all the way down to a protected pace 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
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