A Valentine’s Day snowstorm moved into the Twin Cities on Wednesday afternoon, and anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of snow could be on the ground by Thursday morning.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect through 12:45 a.m. for the metro and much of central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin.

KSTP Meteorologist Wren Clair projects that 3 to 5 inches are likely for much of the Twin Cities, with the north metro seeing the lower end of that range.

Lower snow totals of 1 to 3 inches are likely for parts of southern Minnesota closer to Interstate 90 and central and north-central Minnesota from Morris to St. Cloud and into northwestern Wisconsin, Clair said.

While the majority of the snow is expected to wrap up by midnight, some light flakes are possible overnight.

Lower temperatures and wind gusts are expected to leave slick spots on the roads Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.

Minnesota State Patrol says dozens of people spent part of their Valentine’s Day in the ditch, reporting that there were 74 vehicles spun off the road from noon to 9 p.m. Troopers added there were 125 crashes in that same time period.

“Now I get to learn how to drive in the snow again,” Gene Spurlock told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.

Spurlock was making a quick trip to the gas station for the essentials with his wife ahead of the V-Day plans to hunker down.

“You better get some pizza and some root beer floats,” Spurlock said. “I don’t want to go anywhere tonight. Everybody forgets how to drive that first snowstorm,” he added with a laugh.

For others, the snowfall was welcomed.

“It feels awesome, I haven’t driven this truck in about two months or so. It just feels great to bring it out again,” Ryan Cranston said while behind the wheel of his 4×4 pick-up truck.

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