Sioux Falls Issues First Snow Alert of the Season

The Public Works Street Division has declared a snow alert. Plowing of emergency snow routes began this morning and will continue until routes are clear. All vehicles parked on emergency snow routes are subject to immediate ticketing and towing.

Zone 3: Plowing in Zone 3 will begin this evening, Friday, November 20, 2015, after emergency routes have been cleared. All streets in Zone 3 will be plowed. All vehicles parked in Zone 3 are subject to ticketing and towing during snow plowing operations until the streets have been plowed.

Zone 2: Plowing of east/west streets will begin on Friday, November 20, 2015, at 8 p.m. Plowing of north/south streets will begin on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 8 a.m. All vehicles parked on streets in Zone 2 during snow plowing operations are subject to ticketing and towing.

Zone 1: Snow pickup operations in Zone 1 will begin at 1 a.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2015. Vehicles parked in Zone 1 will be subject to ticketing and towing between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2015. During a snow alert, parking is prohibited in the downtown area between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.

General snow removal information is available on the City’s website at www.siouxfalls.org/snow and on cable channel CityLink.

If you are unsure what snow zone you are in, or where the zone boundaries are located, use our online interactive map, which allows you to pinpoint your zone by address. This is available at www.siouxfalls.org/snow.

You may subscribe to email snow alert notifications at www.siouxfalls.org/snow.

Text message alerts are also available by texting SNOW to 605-413-1990.

Snow alerts and updates also will be communicated via Twitter and Facebook. Follow us at twitter.com/siouxfallssnow. On Facebook you can “like” us at facebook.com/citysiouxfalls.

Property owners are reminded that the City of Sioux Falls requires all public sidewalks cleared of ice and snow within 48 hours after completion of each snow or ice accumulation. Sidewalks at intersections or crosswalks shall also be cleared to the street—City Ordinance, Section 96.100. Call 978-6900 during normal business hours, or leave a voice message after hours or on weekends, to report violations.