Stay up to date

There are many ways to find out if the City declares a snow emergency. 

• Call 311
• Check the City of Minneapolis website - If we declare a snow emergency, you'll see a banner at the top of every page with an announcement.
• Sign up for snow emergency alerts
• Check our social media pages
• Get the snow emergency app
• Call the snow emergency hotline
• Watch local TV or radio

Snow emergency alerts

We recommend signing up for at least two types of alerts.

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Types of alerts

The City uses Smart911 to send important information to residents during an emergency. This includes snow emergencies. You can choose to receive Smart911 alerts by:

•  Text messages
• Emails
• Phone calls
• Push notifications in the Smart911 mobile app

How alerts work

• When we declare a snow emergency, we send an e-mail, text message or automated phone call to those who sign up for alerts.
• We cannot guarantee that you'll receive a message, so it's important to check our website or call the snow emergency hotline whenever snow falls and you think a snow emergency is likely.
• You must follow snow emergency parking rules, even if you do not receive a snow emergency alert.

Social media

Like or follow us and you’ll receive snow emergency alerts right on your news feeds.

• Minneapolis snow emergency on Facebook
• Minneapolis snow emergency on Twitter

Snow emergency hotline

Call 612-348-SNOW (7669) to find out if a snow emergency has been declared and hear the parking rules.

Spanish, Somali and Hmong languages are available on the hotline. TTY callers can use the MN Relay Service or call the TTY number.

Minneapolis City Council TV

Minneapolis City Council TV will air information during a snow emergency. 

• Comcast: SD channel 14 or HD channel 799
• CenturyLink: SD channel 8001 or HD channel 8501