Important update to Saint Paul snow emergency text alerts
The City of Saint Paul is improving the reliability of our snow emergency text alerts. Starting December 18, snow emergency text messages will come from a new phone number: (844) 543-2402.
Please save this number in your contacts so you don’t miss important parking and plowing updates. You don’t need to take any other action—your subscription will continue as normal, just from a new number.
Everbridge Resident Connect
In 2024, the City of Saint Paul started using Resident Connect to send recorded voicemail message when a Snow Emergency has been declared. These messages are automatically sent to phone numbers publicly registered in Saint Paul. This is NOT using the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS).
Shovel your sidewalk, do not put carts in the street, and clear hydrants and storm drains
- Shovel your sidewalk. Saint Paul City Ordinance requires snow and ice to be removed from sidewalks within 24 hours. Corner property owners should shovel curbs, walkways and crosswalks to the street.
- Do not push snow out into the streets.
- Do not place recycling and garbage carts in the street. Carts should ONLY be kept at the edge of the curb, at the end of the driveway, or at the edge of the driving lane in the alley.
- If you are able, please shovel hydrants out and clear snow and ice off storm drains to prevent street flooding.
- Free off-street parking is available during the first 24 hours of a declared Snow Emergency (Night and Day Plow Phases) from 5 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Block 19 Ramp (145 E 7th Street) located at Jackson and 7th Street in downtown Saint Paul.
- Ramsey County offers free Warming Shelters and transportation from select locations. More information can be found at www.ramseycounty.us/warmingspaces
