Twin Cities snow emergencies expand as Minnesota blasts into winter storm With the fourth-heaviest snowfall in January since records began, there are many places in snow reports that recorded more than a foot of snow in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. We have a National Weather Service summary of total snowfall based on reports submitted by snow watchers in Minnesota and neighboring states After the storm began on Tuesday with heavy snow and freezing rain, it continued to snow on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday. The Twin Cities airport has officially recorded 15 inches of snow, but the highest recorded for the state is south of the Twin Cities in Lakeville, where 17.7 inches fell. Second place is Pleasant Lake, south of St. Cloud, at 17.5 inches. Savage came in third with 16.7 inches of snow on the ground. Light snow will continue to fall throughout night, but the low pressure center of this tortuous system will finally emerge over the Great Lakes and carry the snow with it. The winter weather warning for the subway and most of southern Minnesota expired at 6 a.m. Winter storm warnings and ice storm warnings are in place for many areas from central Minnesota to western Wisconsin. In east-central Minnesota, winter storm warnings remain in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday, then transition to winter weather advisory as snowfall becomes lighter to moderate Snow is already accumulating in southwest Minnesota and South Dakota. totals exceed a foot in some places with white conditions and large drifts. will bring treacherous travel conditions to southern Minnesota as periods of heavy snow, freezing rain and some winter mix pass through the area. By noon, over 12 inches of snow had been recorded in Sioux Falls. Due to heavy snowfall, Sioux Falls public schools will be closed on Wednesday to give plows more time to reach residential areas. Classes were also canceled on Tuesday. As of 1:30 p.m. ET , Sioux Falls police were asking people to travel only if absolutely necessary. On social media, the police report that cars, trucks and SUVs are still stuck on the streets of the city. They are asking people to stay put until the streets are plowed so you don't get pushed out and wait for a tow truck. According to the South Dakota Department of Transportation, Interstate 90, both eastbound and westbound, has been closed from Chamberlain to Sioux Falls. I-29 was also closed both southbound and northbound from the I-90/I-29 interchange at Sioux Falls to Brookings. The City of Sioux Falls also discourages city travel. Sioux Falls Police tweeted: "Please avoid travel if possible. There are several stranded cars throughout the city that drain resources. If you are stuck, there is a good chance that a tug will not be available for a long time to get you out.” A severe winter storm is raging across the north-central United States, bringing heavy snow and black ice. This storm is part of a larger system that brings severe weather to its southern flank. More than six inches of snow has already piled up in South Dakota and Nebraska due to this weather maker, with heavy snowfall and winter mixed lanes making it difficult to travel in the Upper Midwest Tuesday morning. Look here at Weather Radar. Not to be outdone, a thunderous snowfall hit the South East Dakota this morning due to the unstable environment. Winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories, and ice storm warnings are still in place for Nebraska, southeastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, southern Minnesota, most of Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.