A band of very heavy snow moved across central Kansas during the morning into the early afternoon hours on Saturday bringing a brief, but very intense snowfall to the region, leading to flash freezing of roads that were to blame for numerous wrecks.
One wreck up near Newton involved a Kansas State Patrol vehicle and a van, the trooper was not hurt, but the driver of the white van was taken away by ambulance.
Snow reports of 1-2″ within an hour were common along the I-135 corridor as this band moved through. Most areas saw snow for an hour or less.
Shot Description
Clip 1: POV driving shot in white-out conditions, you can see signs appear from the heavy snowfall.
Clip 2: POV driving shot behind white truck in blinding snowfall.
Clip 3: POV shot from behind white truck as it merges onto the highway, sliding around and almost spinning out.
Clip 4: POV shot of snow covered I-135 near Newton with traffic barely visible up ahead.
Clips 5-10: NORTH SIDE OF NEWTON, KS; Various shots of crash involving Kansas State Trooper and white van. Tight shots of damaged trooper SUV as well as the van that it collided with. Driver of the white van was taken away by ambulance, trooper was not hurt. Final shot of snow plow driving by accident scene.
Clips 11-15: PARK CITY, KS; Multi-vehicle wreck where a black car was spun sideways on the northbound lanes of I-135, blocking the far right lane. A damaged grey SUV in the median, shots of it with driver assessing damage and then him moving his vehicle through the median.
Clips 16-18: WICHITA, KS; POV driving shots of a multi-vehicle wreck on an icy bridge in west Wichita.
Clips 19-21: HESSTON, KS; Two vehicle crash with trooper on scene of a semi and a red van.
Clips 22-27: Various clips of insanely heavy falling snow on traffic in Newton, Kansas as the main brunt of the band rolled through. Snowfall rates were estimated here at 1.5-inches per hour.
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