Highway 71 south of Redwood Falls, and along State Highway 68 near Wabasso and Milroy. The Minnesota Department of Transportation's District 8 in southwest Minnesota reported first responders were “swamped with stalled and stranded travelers” along U.S. It is not safe for anyone to be out right now.” We are pleading with the public to stay home. In a later update, the department reported that “visibility is zero, roadways are blocked, and temperatures are life-threatening. Crews have assisted in rescues already this morning with vehicles stranded in the middle of the roadways.” Cottonwood County Public Works officials in Windom reported Friday morning that “there are several areas where large drifts are blocking roadways and with the continued winds, chances are good that the roads will blow back in behind plows.
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