Late Tuesday morning, February 24, 2026, a quick-moving clipper brought a mix of freezing rain and light snow across the Twin Cities Metro, quickly making roads icy and causing travel headaches all across the metro. The following video was captured from Bloomington, Burnsville, and Eagan, in Dakota and Hennepin Counties in Minnesota, and shows just a few of the crashes and incidents across the southern Twin Cities resulting from the freezing rain and light snow.
Shot Description
00:00 Video from the MnDOT showing a three-vehicle crash in the right lane of southbound I-35W at 106th Street in Bloomington, as an SUV spins out in the left lane and strikes the middle median before driving off as if nothing happened.
00:22 Medium and close shots from Burnsville, MN, showing a single vehicle crash into a traffic light pole at I-35E and County Road 42, causing major traffic delays in the area.
00:42 Video from Eagan, MN, showing a two-vehicle injury crash at Cliff Road and Highway 77 due to the slick conditions. Eagan Fire, MHealth Medics, and Eagan Police were all on scene.
00:50 Video from Cliff Road in Eagan, showing two ambulances with lights and sirens driving northbound on Highway 77 to exit at Cliff Road as snow is falling.
01:04 Additional closer shots of the ambulances exiting Highway 77 at Cliff Road with lights and sirens on.
01:33 Various medium and close shots showing a semi-truck with two trailers stuck on the incline in the right lane of westbound Cliff Road over Highway 77 in Eagan. The video includes shots of the truck spinning its wheels and trying to move, but struggling to.
02:09 Additional video from Burnsville, MN at Cliff Road and Nicollet Avenue showing Burnsville Public Works spreading salt on eastbound County Road 42 as the entire hill was a sheet of ice. Burnsville Police can be seen at the top of the hill, closing the road and directing traffic to go northbound on I-35W due to icy conditions.
02:26 Video at Cliff Road and Nicollet Avenue showing Burnsville Public Works spreading salt on westbound County Road 42 as the road was very icy.
02:43 Video of an MnDOT plow exiting northbound Highway 77 onto eastbound Cliff Road, spreading salt on the road following the freezing rain.
02:58 Video of an Eagan Community Service Officer blocking the middle lane of eastbound Cliff Road because of the crash ahead.
03:04 Video of Highway 77 from Cliff Road in Eagan showing traffic driving by as the light was actively falling.
03:12 Close-up of Cliff Road as a van drives by, showing the slick conditions and light accumulation on the road.
03:20 Close-up of sleet and snow falling on the sidewalk in Eagan.
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