Minneapolis Tornado response update - Exclusion Zone Check Points Map

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Tornado response update- restricted zones on the North Side

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This morning the Minneapolis Police Department in cooperation with other City departments has developed anexclusion zone in the hardest hit areas of North Minneapolis into which only residents will be allowed once the areas are considered to be safe.

Currently crews are in the area repairing gas leaks, clearing roads, locating and neutralizing downed power lines and assessing the damage to buildings. This work will continue through the day until it is complete. As such it is necessary to prohibit all access to a block until that block is considered safe. Once a block is considered safe residents of that block can enter the area through one of the designated checkpoints.

Checkpoints are located at the following intersections:

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​Checkpoints are located at the following intersections:

• 42 Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North
• Dowling Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North
• Lowry Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North
• 26th Avenue North and Fremont Avenue North
• West Broadway and Fremont Avenue North
• Penn Avenue North and Golden Valley Road
• Oak Park/ Thomas Avenue North
• Golden Valley Road and Xerxes Avenue South
• Penn Avenue North and 12th Avenue North
• Penn Avenue North and 26th Avenue North
• Penn Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North
• Penn Avenue North and Dowling Avenue North
• 42nd Avenue North and Humboldt Avenue North

MPD says that no checkpoint will open before 10 a.m. and no travel will be allowed in the exclusion zone before 10 AM. Then, only residents will be allowed to come and go after the areas have been cleared of major hazards. Anyone in the North Minneapolis area should be aware that emergency responders have found quantities of small debris that have damaged numerous vehicle tires.

Other Closures:

The following exits from northbound I-94 will also be closed until further notice starting at 5 a.m. Monday (on ramps are not affected):

• Broadway/Washington Avenue
• Dowling Avenue
• 49th Avenue North /53rd Avenue North

The Minneapolis Public School District says the following schools in the exclusion zone will be closed Monday:

• Lucy Laney
• City View
• Nellie Stone Johnson
• Hmong International Academy
• Northstar
• Plymouth Youth Center

No school buses will be able to enter the exclusion zone as many roadways are still impassable.