When any amount of snowfall occurs, residents should remove vehicles from Hopkins City streets, parking lots, right-of-ways and the Municipal Parking Ramp. A snow emergency may be declared upon a two-inch snowfall. Parking restrictions will remain in effect until streets are plowed curb to curb, and parking lots and the Municipal Ramp are completely plowed.
Snow depths are measured in Hopkins and may not coincide with the snow depths reported at the Minneapolis Twin Cities Airport.
Local media including WCCO-AM radio and WCCO-TV are notified of Hopkins' snow emergency; however, the stations do not guarantee the announcement will be broadcast. When in doubt you should call the Snow Line.
If a snow emergency is declared in Hopkins during the afternoon or early evening crews could begin plowing shortly after midnight; however, tagging and towing enforcement will begin at 10:00 pm. When a snow emergency is declared after 10:00 pm, tagging and towing operations will begin at 8:00 am on the following day. To avoid being towed, residents should remove vehicles from the City streets and parking lots as soon as a snow emergency has been declared.