St. Thomas sees its first major snowfallPosted on December 15, 2016 by Lydia Lockwood The snow started Saturday afternoon and continued into Sunday. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) Footprints lead through the snow to the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library. St. Paul declared a snow emergency late Sunday morning. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) A sculpture outside of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library is left covered in a few inches of snow. By Sunday afternoon there were 7 inches of snow reported on the West Side of St. Paul and 7.1 at the Twin Cities airport Sunday afternoon. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) According to the Star Tribune, the snow brought snow emergencies, parking regulations and the potential for school closings. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) One tree on South Campus that still had fall leaves was covered in snow Monday afternoon. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) According to the Star Tribune, the first subzero temperatures in the metro area are expected to arrive by Tuesday or Wednesday. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) With the powder snow also came temperatures in the low 20s. The metro area saw dozens of spin-outs and crashes due to the snow. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) Snow was completely cleared from Summit Avenue Monday afternoon. According to the Star Tribune, one year ago the Twin Cities metro area had no snow on the ground. (Lydia Lockwood/TommieMedia) Reporter Lydia Lockwood photographed the weekend’s snowfall Monday afternoon.