“With snow melting, people outside walking should watch out for refreezing slick spots. It’ll be like that for a few days and nights,” Brennan Dettmann said Wednesday after the overnight and morning blizzard that hit the region.

About 4 to 6 inches of snow fell in New Ulm, according to Dettmann. That compares to 8 to 10 inches in the Mankato and Faribault areas, 4 to 6 inches in Fairmont, about a foot of snow in parts of the Twin Cities and 13 inches near Northfield.

He said about 2 to 3 inches fell in Fairfax and about an inch in Marshall.

By Wednesday afternoon, bright sunshine was melting some of the snow.

A snow covered field off of Highway 27 and Highway 19 in Fairfax, Wednesday morning. Photo by Maggie Gray

He predicted lots of melting snow over the weekend and early next week with daytime highs in the 50s and 60s from Sunday into next weekend.

“Depending on how much snow can reflect the sun, most of the snow should be gone by early next week. It’ll be pretty dry for at least the next week or so,” said Dettmann.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported 303 vehicles off the road, 203 property damage crashes, 46 spin outs and 27 jackknifed semis in Minnesota from midnight to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

A farm site north of Fairfax Wednesday morning after being hit by the recent blizzard. Photo by Maggie Gray