Snow Alert for the City of Sioux Falls
Published on January 12, 2024
The Public Works Street Division declared a snow alert beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2024. Plowing of emergency snow routes began at midnight, January 12th, 2024 and will continue until routes are clear. Due to sustained winds, snow operations will be adaptable between emergency and residential routes. All vehicles parked on emergency snow routes are subject to ticketing and towing.
Zone 3: Plowing in Zone 3 will begin Friday, January 12th, 2024 after emergency routes and secondary 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 at 8 p.m. January 12th, 2024.
All vehicles parked on east/west streets are subject to ticketing and towing until streets have been plowed or until 5 a.m., whichever is earlier. Although this requirement is in effect only until 5 a.m., any continuing snow removal operations may impact your use of the street for parking.
Plowing of north/south streets will begin at 8 a.m. January 13th, 2024.
All vehicles parked on north/south streets are subject to ticketing and towing until streets have been plowed or until 5 p.m., whichever is earlier. Although this requirement is in effect only until 5 p.m., any continuing snow removal operations may impact your use of the street for parking.
Zone 1: Snow pickup operations in Zone 1 will begin on Monday, January 15th, 2024. Vehicles parked in Zone 1 will be subject to ticketing and towing between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Monday, January 15th, 2024. During a snow alert, parking is prohibited in the downtown area between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Ticketing and Towing: Any vehicle parked in violation of the snow removal ordinances may be ticketed and/or towed after streets have been cleared.
Residents are asked to check siouxfalls.gov/snow for up-to-date snow information as well as sign up for email/text snow alert notifications by texting SNOWALERT to 888777, or visiting our website to sign up for email notifications.
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.gov/snow.
Snow alerts and updates also will be communicated via X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook. Follow us at twitter.com/siouxfallssnow. On Facebook you can “like” us at facebook.com/cityofsiouxfalls.
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.