Isolated parts of central and east-central Minnesota received more than 14 inches of snow by Tuesday evening, and the drive home from work moved at a crawl in the Twin Cities.

The heaviest snow fell along and north of the Interstate 94 corridor from Moorhead to north of the Twin Cities before the storm let up Tuesday evening.

The National Weather Service said the highest recorded total was 15.7 inches near Hillman in Morrison County. Rush City received 14.5 inches, while Little Falls reported 14 inches. Much of the Twin Cities area received 1 to 2 inches or more.

Dozens of mostly minor traffic accidents and spinouts were reported, but there were no immediate reports of serious injuries.

In Albert Lea, light snow started falling around 3 p.m. Tuesday. While the north wind reached 22 mph, with gusts up to 32 mph, snowfall was less than an inch in the Albert Lea area.

There is a chance of snow for New Year’s Day. The forecast says it will be mostly cloudy with a high of 29 degrees.

Tuesday marked the 16th day in December in which measurable snow had fallen at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. But the Twin Cities fell short of recording one of their Top 10 snowiest Decembers on record. The weather service said Tuesday night that the snow appeared over for the month, and the 17.4 inches recevied so far ranks this as the 17th snowiest December in the metro area, though it’s a Top 10 or Top 5 in some other parts of the state.