A winter storm tracked through the Twin Cities Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, March 4-5, 2025, bringing 7-12 of snow across the region and being one of the biggest snowfalls of the season, and blizzard-like conditions. Several schools across the area were closed due to hazardous travel conditions on Wednesday morning. The following video was captured across Dakota and Hennepin counties, showing the impacts on the Wednesday morning commute across the region. Minnesota State Patrol reported hundreds of spin-outs and vehicles stuck in the snow, as MnDOT crews and city crews worked hard to get roads cleared by late morning.
Shot Description
00:00 Video of a Minnesota State Patrol Trooper sitting with a vehicle on southbound I-35E in Eagan, MN that had gone into the ditch.
00:10 Various clips from Lakeville, MN, show people attempting to help pull a woman's vehicle out of a snow drift. The clips include pulling the vehicle out using a pull rope and people shoveling snow out from underneath and around the vehicle.
00:47 Video of a roadside on northbound Highway 77 in Apple Valley, MN, saying Winter Storm Warning in Effect with snow-covered roads, falling snow, and slow driving traffic.
00:57 Video of a vehicle on the ramp from northbound Highway 77 to northbound I-35E in Apple Valley stuck in the ditch.
01:08 One close-up and one wide shot of a digital sign saying Winter Storm Warning in Effect on northbound I-35W into Minneapolis, MN.
01:23 One close-up and one wide shot of a digital sign saying Crash -Ramp Closed to 494 West Use Alternative Route on northbound I-35W going through Bloomington, MN.
01:33 Medium shot of slow traffic behind a MnDOT snow plow gang clearing the highway from the heavy snow in Minneapolis, MN.
01:46 A couple of clips of a snow plow gang clearing the highway going around a curve in Minneapolis, MN.
02:20 Video of snow plows going around a vehicle stuck or broken down on the side of the road in Minneapolis, MN.
02:38 Additional close to medium shot video clips following behind MnDOT snow plows clearing the highway of the heavy snow.
02:53 Medium to wide shot of traffic slowing driving toward the City of Minneapolis, city in the background as snow falls and an MVTA bus in the foreground along I-35W.
03:01 Close-up video of an MnDOT plow and trailer clearing the road of heavy snow and putting down deicer driving into Minneapolis, MN from northbound I-35W.
03:09 Medium shot video in Minneapolis, MN of snow falling and blowing, causing reduced visibility near Hennepin Ave.
03:18 Video of people shoveling the heavy snow in downtown Minneapolis, MN in the strong winds and blowing snow.
SID: Hunter Anderson Will Wight
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