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"Really what we're saying is if there's a ray of sunshine between two storms, appreciate it from your house or wherever you are. Don't attempt to beat the next one," said Kevin Reed with Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
"Let's not hope it's the worst storm ever, but if it is, so be it. We're here, we made it," said William Sandy.
Minnesota is no stranger to big snowstorms. Who can forget when the old Metrodome collapsed? Or the 1991 Halloween blizzard?
To make up for lost time, Open Arms Minnesota delivered 7,000 meals Tuesday, which is double a typical day.
Leaders said they took the step to ensure safety as a two-punch storm system heads towards Minnesota, bringing the possibility of more than 20 inches of snow stacking up in the Twin Cities by Friday.
With historic snow totals expected, Twin Cities parents started planning as schools shut down and went to e-learning or snow days.
The sheriff's office says responders were able to extricate the man from his vehicle and transport him to a local hospital, where he later died.
This week could bring about one of the top 20 snowstorms on record in the Twin Cities, if not top 10. If not top 3.
Lawmakers have failed to pass similar bills in the past. Stephenson's bill last year would've allowed sports gambling at tribal casinos and betting on mobile apps.
Ahead of this week's storm, Minnesota's largest city is asking people to be patient. Leaders are also asking everyone who can to move their cars off the streets completely.
A WCCO crew at the scene saw the wreckage, which involved an SUV and a sedan.
Debbie Montgomery's life story reads like a Hollywood movie script. She not only watched history unfold, she is a part of history.
When you need new heating and cooling equipment installed on top of the downtown, U.S. Bank tower, you cant do it with a crane.
"We're talking up to $800,000 per snow emergency," said St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw. "That includes two daily shifts of about 70 to 80 plow drivers, plus gasoline, salt, sand and hopefully a snack."
Across the metro, people are venturing out to get what supplies they need to weather the approaching storm.
