A spring snowstorm socked the Minnesota River Valley with several inches of snow late Friday and Saturday, making roads treacherous for much of the day and prompting a flood warning in southwestern Minnesota's Redwood County.
As the snow tapered off in early afternoon, the National Weather Service in Chanhassen reported 11 inches had fallen in St. James, 10 in Albert Lea and Marshall, 9 in Redwood Falls, 5.2 in Austin and 4 inches in Ortonville.
The snow and brisk winds created hazardous road conditions across much of southwestern Minnesota, the state Department of Transportation reported.
Numerous crashes and spinouts were reported along Interstate 90 during the height of the storm.
It was slow going in much of Iowa, too, where even more snow fell.
From midnight Friday to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, there were 18 crashes and 65 accidents in which vehicles went off the road or spun out on Minnesota roads, according to the State Patrol.
One injury, but no fatalities, was reported.
In the Twin Cities metro area and much of southeastern Minnesota, no snow fell despite forecasts earlier in the week for heavy snow in parts of those areas.
