St. Paul has declared a snow emergency to take effect tonight after a winter storm dropped 3-5 inches of snow and tangled up the morning commute.

Beginning 9 p.m. Wednesday, night plow routes will be plowed. City officials are asking motorists to not park on those routes, which include downtown and all streets with the “Night Plow Route” and “Night Plow Route This Side of Street” signs.

Vehicles not moved from those routes by 9 p.m. will be ticketed and towed.

Beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, all day routes will be plowed. Do not park on day plow routes — these routes are not marked by signs. If there are no “Night Plow” signs posted within the block, consider it a day plow route. Those vehicles not moved from day plow routes by 8 a.m. will be ticketed and towed.

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