Snow Emergencies

During a snow emergency, whether day or night, vehicles must be moved off the street. The city provides the following notifications so that you can be aware when the city is in a snow emergency.

Phone notifications

• Sign up for ParkAlert, the city's citizen notification system.
• Download the myStLouisPark app for Apple or Android. If the user allows it, the app will display an alert when a snow emergency is in effect.

Email notifications

Sign up for email and text notifications through GovDelivery.

Social media

Follow the city's social media sites: Facebook, Instagram and Nextdoor. Snow emergencies will be announced on all of these channels.

TV

• Watch ParkTV streaming or on Comcast standard definition channels 14, 15 and 16 or high-definition channels 798, 799 and 859.
• Watch on local television news stations (Channel 4, 5, 9 and 11).

Phone

You can call 952.230.0743 for updates.

1. While 3 inches is the threshold for considering a snow emergency, other factors are taken into consideration in deciding to declare a snow emergency, including timing of the storm, overall weather conditions, predicted snowfall and when crews can begin plowing.
2. Snow emergencies also may be declared in advance of approaching storms. Timing, duration, intensity and estimated snow amount are factors in determining if a snow emergency is warranted ahead of the storm.
3. During a snow emergency, whether day or night, vehicles must be moved off the street. Vehicles parked on a street during a snow emergency may be ticketed. If your vehicle remains on the street 12 hours after it’s ticketed, it will be towed.
4. Vehicles should remain off the street until the snow emergency has ended; the city provides notification when the snow emergency is officially ended.

During a snow emergency, on-street parking is prohibited. Any vehicle parked on an unplowed street during a snow emergency may be ticketed and towed. Vehicles should remain off the street until the snow emergency has ended; the city sends notification when the snow emergency is officially ended. Sign up for these notifications using the methods noted on this page.

Winter parking permits

There are some areas within the city where on-street parking is allowed during a snow emergency. View the winter parking exemption page to learn more. Winter parking permits for on-street parking are also granted under special circumstances.

Note: City ordinance does not allow parking on any city street for more than 48 hours, including winter exemption areas. If your vehicle sits, unmoved, for more than 48 hours, it may be ticketed and/or towed.