No roads are closed, but callers to CFOB-News says sections of the Highway 11 west of the community are heavily packed with snow with reduced visibility.
There is also a report of a pulp truck that has jack-knifed between Stratton and Rainy River, blocking traffic in at least one lane.
Environment Canada predicts as much as 15 centimetres of snow or more, but the National Weather Service out of Duluth says nearly 5 inches or nearly 13 centimetres had fallen in International Falls by 8 AM.
Because of the storm, Indus School delayed the start of its classes by two hours.
Some buses in the Rainy River district did not run.
