Slick conditions were reported Sunday morning on roadways throughout southeastern Minnesota, where a winter weather advisory is in effect through 6 PM, but some major highways in northern Minnesota remain impassable due to the weekend blizzard.
This week's stormy forecast has prompted the National Weather Service to take the unusual step of canceling one of the main events of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
The National Weather Service has significantly upgraded the risk for flooding in southeastern Minnesota since the region's initial flood outlook was released two weeks ago.
A slight bow in the ceiling tiles in a portion of Gage Elementary School in Rochester led to the evacuation of that section of the building and eventually the entire school.