NRHEG School will start classes two hours late this morning as the area deals with the aftermath of freezing drizzle from overnight.

According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, roads in Albert Lea and the surrounding areas are listed as completely covered in ice as of 6:30 a.m.

Snow and ice led to multiple crashes on area roadways Tuesday, including one on Interstate 90 near the Oakland exit that injured an Austin man.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Artemio Ortiz Aguilar, 54, was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea with at least one injury deemed not life-threatening.

Aguilar was driving a 2000 Saturn station wagon and Todd Michael Ehret, 62, of Lyle was driving a 2006 SAAB 95 east on I-90 when the two vehicles collided at at 5:43 p.m., according to the State Patrol.

Ehret was not injured in the crash, according to the report.

The National Weather Service states a winter weather advisory is in effect this afternoon for southern Minnesota, where snow will develop this afternoon. Freezing drizzle is possible along the Interstate 90 corridor.

Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of around one-tenth of an inch are expected. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

The weather agency states people should plan on slippery road conditions and reduced visibility because of blowing snow.

Wind chills are also expected to dip to 30 degrees below zero.

The winter weather advisory is in effect through midnight Thursday.

Look to the Tribune for more delays and cancellations as they arise.