Update Noon: Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department issues no travel advisory

Tough travel conditions — A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow waits on U.S. Highway 12 Sunday morning as a wrecker pulls a stranded pickup out of the ditch west of Pennock.

By Kelly Boldan

February 09, 2013 11:00 PM

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department is advising no travel due to the rapidly deteriorating driving conditions in Kandiyohi County.

Law enforcement said state highways and county road conditions are difficult as of 10 a.m. this morning and are expected to deteriorate further as this winter storm proceeds through west central Minnesota.

The National Weather Service has placed Kandiyohi County and much of west central Minnesota in a winter storm warning through this evening and a blizzard warning from 9 p.m. tonight through 6 p.m. Monday.

Travel conditions in rural Kandiyohi County at noon today were reported as very difficult and dangerous.

Related Topics: KANDIYOHI COUNTY

By Kelly Boldan

Kelly Boldan has been editor of West Central Tribune and Wctrib.com in Willmar, Minnesota, since October 2001. He joined Forum Communications Co. in November 1998 as editor of the Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer.
Boldan can be reached via email: editor@wctrib.com or telephone: 320-214-4331.

Update Noon: Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department issues no travel advisory

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department is advising no travel due to the rapidly deteriorating driving conditions in Kandiyohi County. Law enforcement said state highways and county road conditions are difficult as of 10 a.m. this morning and a...