What to do? How to stay informed... Ahead of the falling: • Pay attention to weather forecasts. • Familiarize yourself with snow emergency By Phone 24-hours a Day: information and parking rules. Call 651-266-PLOW • Find a location to move your vehicle. (651-266-7569) the city’s Snow • Check the city’s website for current Emergency Hotline for a current information. recorded message; or call Saint Paul While the snow is falling: 651-266-9700 Street Maintenance • Check the city’s website and/or phone Division’s 24-hour phone . numbers for a snow emergency Snow Emergency declaration. • Move your vehicle according to snow By Email and Text Message Information emergency parking rules. Subscription: • Visit, phone, or email your neighbors to remind them of parking rules. Sign up for SnowAlert and receive an email and/or text message at After the snow falls: www.stpaul.gov/snowalert. • Remove snow and ice from your sidewalk within 24 hours of snowfall. Or text “StPaul Snow” to 468311 • Remove snow near fire hydrants. to receive a text message when a • Check on elderly or disabled neighbors. • Be sure trash and recycling containers are snow emergency is declared. visible; not buried under snow. Or text “StPaul Snow [your email address here]” to 468311 to receive an email when a snow Snow Emergency Information: emergency is declared. • The city’s snow plow information is available in different languages on the website: Visit: MORE INFORMATION at www.stpaul.gov/snowlanguages www.stpaul.gov/snow • Para obtener información en español (651)-266-PLOW sobre la emergencia por nieve, visit Like us on at www.stpaul.gov/snowlanguages City of Saint Paul www.stpaul.gov • Si aad Luqadda Soomaaliga ugu heshid Follow us on macluumaadka ku saabsan degdegga @stpaulpublicw barafka, booqo bogga internetka @stpaulpublicw www.stpaul.gov/snowlanguages • Xav paub cov xov xwm kub ceev txog Watch or listen to local radio and TV daus tes ua Lus Hmoob, thov txuas mus broadcasts, including Channel 18 xyuas in Saint Paul for Comcast cable www.stpaul.gov/snowlanguages subscribers. What does it mean when a Snow Emergency is declared? When is a Snow Emergency It means that all residential streets will be plowed and all vehicles should be off the snow emergency declared? routes. The snow emergency begins at 9:00 p.m. when ticketing begins. Tow trucks remove vehicles A snow emergency is usually declared that have not been moved, allowing Public Works crews to plow the streets. City crews need to plow after snowfalls of 3 inches or more or an the full width of the street. accumulation of 3 inches over several days. The city will issue tickets and tow vehicles not moved in time for the plows to begin removing snow. Public Works typically announces the snow emergency no later than 3:00 p.m. allowing To avoid a ticket and tow, please remove your vehicle from the street until it has notification to media partners. been completely plowed to its full width. Towed? All Streets are either a Night Plow Route If you are towed during a snow emergency, your vehicle will be at one of two impound lots: or a Day Plow Route 1. 830 Barge Channel Road. Contact info: 651-266-5642 2. 1129 Cathlin Street. Night Plowing Day Plowing Contact info: 651-603-6895

Can’t get through? Find information on your Day Plow Routes towed vehicle at www.stpaul.gov/impound To report a vehicle that needs to be moved call DO NOT have signs 651-266-9800.

Make sure you don’t get towed this winter by downloading the Winter Snow When: Starts at 9:00 p.m. the night When: Begins after the night routes are Parking app: a snow emergency is declared and plowed full width, typically around 8 a.m. the stpaul.gov/snowapp continues into the morning until the following day. The FREE Saint Paul Winter street is plowed full width. Where: East-west residential streets plus one Snow Parking app provides: side of the north-south residential streets – • notifications when Where: The streets marked with signs the side without the night plowing signs. snow emergencies are that say NIGHT PLOW ROUTES plus declared one side of north/south residential • when and where you need to move your Note: There are some exceptions to these vehicle streets with signs that say NIGHT rules and those exceptions are well marked • a map showing where you can and PLOW ROUTE THIS SIDE OF STREET. with signs. cannot park during all phases of the snow emergency Parking is banned until snow is plowed to its full width • basic snow emergency parking information • links to snow emergency information in 8 on these routes. For more info visit languages www.stpaul.gov/snow stpaul.gov/snowapp