MARSHALL — Law enforcement responded to 42 property damage crashes in 13 southwest Minnesota counties during Wednesday’s blizzard, according to Sgt. Troy Christianson with the Minnesota State Patrol.

The crashes were reported from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday within the State Patrol’s District 2300, that includes Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine and Murray Counties. The winter storm blew snow across the region the entire day and into the evening, creating whiteouts on roads and highways.

Christianson also reported 69 vehicles went off the road and five semi-trucks jackknifed. The crashes caused six injuries. A Lyon County Sheriff’s deputy suffered minor injuries when his squad car was rear-ended while responding to a highway mishap, according to Sheriff Eric Wallen.

The storm system dumped 1-3 inches of snow throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service. The weekend forecast calls for the possibility of light snow Sunday afternoon. Forecasters are tracking another large storm system that is moving toward the upper Midwest. The National Weather Service says it’s too soon tom predict snow accumulation for southwest Minnesota.