MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &045; A storm dumped up to a foot of snow across parts of Minnesota on Sunday, resulting in slippery roads and &uot;near blizzard conditions&uot; in the southwest and central parts of the state.

The snowstorm cut a diagonal swathe across the state from its southwest to northeast corners. Between 4 and 7 inches fell in the Twin Cities area, while Embarrass and Ray in northeastern Minnesota had 13 inches &045; the most in the state.

Pillager, Pequot Lakes and Floodwood recorded 11 inches.

There remained a chance for 1 to 2 inches of additional snow Sunday night for the eastern edge of the state with snowfall to cease by early Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., there were 191 accidents, including one fatality, in the Twin Cities area, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Spokesman Kevin Smith said there were also 185 spinouts or cars in the ditch.

&uot;People are just driving too fast for the road conditions,&uot; Smith said.

Melissa DeMars, 30, of Maplewood, was killed when the car she was riding in was broadsided by a bus around 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 494 at Highway 13 in Eagan. The driver and another passenger in the car were injured. Both were taken to a local hospital and were treated and released by late Sunday.

The bus driver and 27 passengers who were on the bus were not injured.

The real danger, though, was for rural areas in west central and southwestern Minnesota, said Todd Krause, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.

&uot;Once you get away from the protected areas of Minneapolis-St. Paul and you get out to the country, they’ve been getting real strong winds and near blizzard conditions,&uot; he said.

Krause said that winds up to 45 mph were seen in Madison, Appleton and Benson. &uot;You better not drive because you won’t see.&uot;

Earlier in the day, the National Weather Service reported whiteout conditions in rural central and western Minnesota, with heavy snow from Granite Falls to Willmar to Little Falls.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions extended to International Falls, east to Duluth, south through the Twin Cities and west to the state line. Slippery roads and blowing snow were commonplace.

&uot;It’s finally here,&uot; said Dave Smith, of Dave’s Scooters and Snowplowing LLC. &uot;It’s good for me. It’s good for the snowmobile industry. It’s good for everybody who relies on it.&uot;

Smith, who has been snowplowing for four years, took a coffee break in Edina to let the snow settle before heading back on his rounds.

&uot;It’s just wet underneath and that’s going to be the problem for plowing and shoveling &045; seven inches under west slush, it’s going to be a mess,&uot; Smith said.

Although MnDOT said it’s cutting back some of its snowplowing operations because of budget cuts, spokesman Kent Barnard said they are in full force during major snowfalls like this weekend.

&uot;We’re a 24-hour operation right now as long as we’re getting white stuff coming down,&uot; Barnard said.

Despite the hype, the winter storm is normal for November in Minnesota, said Seth Binau, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.