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Prepare for another slow commute home

Our reprieve from sloppy and slippery roads was shortlived. More precipation could slow the Wednesday evening drive home.

February 7, 2013 at 11:31AM
The State Patrol responded to a spinout on the merge from westbound I-94 to Hwy. 252 in Brooklyn Center.
The State Patrol responded to a spinout Wednesday on the merge from westbound I-94 to Hwy. 252 in Brooklyn Center. (Dennis McGrath/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

After a morning commute with dry roads, snow and slush returned to metro area freeways and highways just before lunch time Wednesday, and so did a string of crashes and spinouts.

Slick conditions slowed traffic and kept the State Patrol busy through the midday hours and into the afternoon Wednesday. At 12:40 p.m., the patrol was responding to seven crashes reported in the metro area.

With snow and freezing drizzle expected through the evening rush hour and into Thursday morning, drivers can expect another slow roll home.

Thursday morning's rush hour could be complicated by patch fog, the National Weather Service said.

This is the sixth straight day that some form of precipation has fallen in the Twin Cities. Friday looks to be sunny with a high of 30 degrees before another storm system brings another round of snow, rain and freezing rain Saturday and Sunday, the weather service said.

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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.

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