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Authorities warn of thinning ice on Minnesota lakes, rivers

March 13, 2015 at 1:31AM
A rollerblader found no use for a shirt while skating around Lake Nokomis as temps climbed into the 60s and humans came outside Wednesday, March 10, 2015, in Minneapolis, MN.](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune.com Unseasonably warm temps greeted folks in the Twin Cities for the second day in a row.
As ice lingered on Lake Nokomis, a rollerblader found no use for a shirt while skating as temps climbed into the 60s on Wednesday, March 10, 2015, in Minneapolis. (Colleen Kelly — DML - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Authorities are issuing thin-ice warnings for area lakes as spring approaches and the weather dramatically warms up.

Both the state Department of Natural Resources and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office issued warnings Thursday, urging people to stay off melting ice.

Area lakes and rivers are seeing weakened ice near shorelines that can create hazardous conditions. Four inches of ice is the recommended minimum thickness for walking on ice.

For more information and tips, go to dnr.state.mn.us/safety/ice.

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