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6:10 a.m. update: Light snow, light traffic, long commute

There is just enough snow out there to create slick conditions. That has led to crashes and spinouts.

By Tim Harlow

December 31, 2012 at 11:53AM

The snowfall was puny by Minnesota standards, and definitely not anything like the storm that walloped the Midwest and Northeast this week. But it has been enough to cause slippery roads in the metro.

We've had scores of spinouts this morning. One reader said it took 45 minutes on northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to 494.

Currently the left lane on southbound 35E at County 96 is blocked with a crash.

The right lane is blocked with a crash on northbound Hwy. 280 at Como Avenue.

The left shoulder is blocked on southbound 169 at Minnetonka Blvd.

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Tim Harlow

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.