Heavy snow and freezing fog started up during the overnight hours. B-Roll footage from around Duluth, MN from Canal Park down by the lake shore to the west side of town up on top of the city of the heavy snow.
Various footage shot from 11:00pm to 2:00am as the bands of heavy snow moved into the area.
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The following video is from the Douglas County, Kansas Severe Weather
Symposium on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Video uploaded at the request of the symposium organizers.
Bill Gallus, Iowa State University talks about the lessons learned from the debris of the 2011 tornadoes.
The following video is from the Douglas County, Kansas Severe Weather
Symposium on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Video uploaded at the request of the symposium organizers.
Dr. Chuck Doswell talks about the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925, A Reanalysis Project.
The following video is from the Douglas County, Kansas Severe Weather
Symposium on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Video uploaded at the request of the symposium organizers.
Dr. Russell S Schneider talks about Tornadoes, Derechos and the Storm Prediction Center. Recap of recent events & future directions.
The major winter storm which has wrecked havoc from Colorado across the plains has now moved into the Midwest where it is hammering Indianapolis with snow rates up to 2-inches per hour. Snow in Indianapolis began around 4:30pm Sunday and started briefly as a sleet/snow mix before turning over to all snow and coming down at such fast rates that road crews could barely keep up with clearing the snow from major routes. Up to 5-inches of snow fell in parts of Indianapolis within the first 2-3 hours of the storm’s onset. Visibilities dropped to less than 1/4 mile at times as depicted in the video.
First part of video package opens with POV shot following a snowplow beneath a I-DOT sign stating the ongoing winter storm. Follows with shots of a police car on the side of I-465 with very heavy snow falling. Mix of POV and tripoded shots of vehicles on the side of the road having issues in the very heavy snow. More shots of plows followed by various driving and traffic shots showing the very limited visibility in the heavy snow and fog. First part closes with shot of snow falling against trees.
Second part taken from Indianapolis International Airport as the storm got going around 5:00pm. Establishing shots of control tower from various angles followed by shot of vehicles at the unloading zone at the front of the airport. Several shot of planes being de-iced in the snow and fog. Couple shots of the information signs showing various delays (in red) and cancellations of flights due to the weather. Few shots of people waiting around at the airport with a final shot of a man looking at the information board.
TRT – 5:46 and includes footage from area highways as well as Indianapolis International Airport.
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Video of a hard hitting spring snowstorm that has dumped almost a foot of snow in spots has made travel across northern Colorado nearly impossible as many drivers found out today on I-25. Speed and road conditions were certainly the factor in this multi-vehicle pileups and single car slide offs. Video shows I-25 mess, traffic stopped on the interstate, cars navigating side roads and the plows dealing with horrible road conditions. Winds have been sustained out of the North at 25-35 Miles per hour gusting to nearly 50 MPH at times with temps near 15 degrees, making the windchill well below zero for those people stranded outside of their cars. City of Loveland Transit has been busing people to nearby Johnson’s Corner Truck Stop to stay warm.
Two-Part Video Package containing daytime and nighttime footage.
TRT – 5:33
Heavy snow fell in areas not use to seeing snow, especially this late in the season! Snow up to half a foot fell across portions of northeast Arkansas on Thursday making a mess of roads and doubling the season snow totals with just this one storm in many areas. A few areas saw nearly half their annual average with this storm. Winter Storm Warnings were posted ahead of time for this rare event.
PART 1 (daytime) – Corning, Arkansas (0:00-2:20)
Video package opens with moderate snow falling at the “Welcome to Arkansas” sign just north of Corning. Several shots of the sign with snow falling as well as a “Arkansas” sign at the rest area just inside state lines.
Various shots follow of snow falling in Corning as the storm got going across northeast Arkansas just before dark. Various shots of traffic in the snow as well as people in the snow. B-roll of heavy snow falling in front of trees.
PART 2 (nighttimetime) – Jonesboro, Arkansas (2:20-5:33)
Segment opens with shots of the Jonesboro welcome sign with heavy snow falling. Goes to POV of near blinding snow on the approach into town.
Several shots of snowplows around Jonesboro clearing the roads which remained wet and did not freeze.
Next shot of a vehicle that lost control and ran across the median into westbound traffic on US-63; wide shot showing the tracks of the vehicle that eventually came to rest on the westbound shoulder. Several shots closer of vehicle which was not damaged, but needed a tire replacement. No one was injured. Another shot of two trucks that had a minor fender-bender on US-63. Again, no injuries.
Various shots of traffic navigating the very heavy snows.
Shots of semi trucks at a truck stop on the north side of town in the heavy snow.
Final shots start with SUV cop waiting a red light with heavy snow falling, then pulls off camera. Two final shots of heavy snow falling in lights with trees.
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This is a combo video from all of the footage that I shot on Monday.
From the start of this footage until the 3:20 time frame is video from along Interstate 94 around Alexandria, MN where the blizzard has created dangerous driving conditions to the point where the Minnesota State Patrol has shut down the interstate to all traffic from Alexandria to the Moorhead, MN near the North Dakota state line.
The warning to all drivers said: I-94: Road closed. between the start of I-94 (near Moorhead) and MN 127 (near Alexandria). The road is closed. Be prepared for heavy snow. Look out for drifting snow on the roadway. Visibility is reduced.
B-Roll shot along interstate 94 as I drove into the city. Footage shows the road closed signs, nasty driving conditions, snow plows and a rest stop that was full of semi trucks.
In the next scene from the 3:20 to 8:30 time frame is B-roll footage of the winter storm hitting the Minneapolis, MN area. Bulk of the footage shot in downtown Minneapolis on the Nicollet Mall of people walking in the wind driven snow while going to work. Additional traffic shots shot in Interstate 94 in the metro area.
From the 8:30 to the end of the video is more of the powerful winter storm is still pounding central Minnesota this afternoon. Travel was not advised on parts of Interstate 94 and the interstate was still closed from Moorhead, MN to Alexandria.
B-Roll footage of white out conditions, blowing snow, snow plows, road closed signs and general nasty winter weather in MN.
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The Luck of the Irish was in the sky but there was no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, just colorful Aurora Borealis or The Northern Lights that filled the sky in Central Minnesota.
A Geomagnetic Storm is in progress at this moment that was caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) that hit the Earth’s magnetic field at around midnight central time.
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Blizzard conditions continued across eastern Nebraska through the day on Sunday with high winds and snow causing white-out conditions all over southeast and eastern Nebraska. While I-80 remained closed, other major highways in the are were open, but were very hazardous to travel.
Video package shot mostly in Hastings except stranded semi (see description below).
Video package opens with three (3) establishing shots of the Hastings city limits sign as well as at the Hastings Police Department with snow falling.
Next three (3) scenes of a semi-truck stuck on a bridge (this section shot near Giltner, NE). Various shots of the semi spinning wheels and backing up trying to get traction. It eventually has to pull down the ramp once it gets clear of the ice.
Next eight (8) scenes back in Hastings of a pickup truck pulling a conversion van out of a snow bank. Various shots of drivers attaching tow straps and finally pulling the van out of the snow and onto the road.
Next three (3) scenes of spun-out vehicles along US-281 around Hastings.
Next six (6) scenes of a bobcat shoveling and dumping snow in a parking lot. Other shots of snow plows around the city.
Last five (5) scenes include POV shot in near white-out conditions in town as well as various parked vehicles with snow drifts and reduced visibility.
Severe Ground Blizzard conditions in west central Minnesota on the back side of a large scale winter storm system moving through the nations heartland. All roads in this part of the state have no travel advised by law enforcement! Clips show severe Ground blizzard conditions with hurricane force wind gusts to 50MPH!+
Footage shot around the area of Wheaton, MN and Big Stone County, MN
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Valentine’s Day didn’t offer much warmth across the Front Range as the day started with a frigid wind and gave way to snow which came down extremely heavy at times accumulating several inches in places. Several accidents were caused due to slippery conditions and limited visibility due to the heavy snow out-pacing the melting on the roads.
TRT – 4:00
Video opens up with wide shot of I-70 in west Denver with heavy snow limiting visibility. Next is a POV shot moving along I-70 with snow covering the roads and very slow traffic.
Next series of shots of an accident near the Denver West area along I-70. Shot of a tow truck barely visible in the extremely heavy falling snow. Several shots of the minor accident with police on scene.
Next series of shots taken in west Denver of an accident on one of the side streets. First shot as a fire truck with lights and sirens pulls onto the scene in the snow. Various shots of the accident scene where a car had slide into the curb after rear-ending another vehicle.
After accident clips, a couple more POV shots driving in the heavy snow. Then various shots of cars and people in the snow. Included is a man carrying a Valentine’s Day balloon in the falling snow (2:37-2:56).
Last four clips are of the wind earlier in the day as the snow was just beginning. Shots of traffic lights blowing in the wind as well as snow blowing across roadways.
Highlights from the Simply Outdoor Experiences “Masters on Mille Lacs” Fishing Derby, Saturday, Jan 26, 2013. Footage shot off shore from event is held at Dickies Liberty Beach Resort on the east side of Mille Lacs Lake.
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Sub Zero Temps and Extreme Windchill’s was on tap for this morning in Minneapolis, MN along the Nicollet Mall as people were walking outside to go to work.
B-Roll footage of people out in the extreme cold with temps of -10F outside.
Footage shot on 1/26/2013 after an extended period of sub zero temperature made it possible to drive across Mille Lacs Lake, in central Minnesota.
The ice was about 20 to 22 inches thick but there was several pressure ridges in the middle of the lake that made it dangerous to cross the whole length of the lake once you were away from where the resort owners have tested the ice.
The distance traveled from one side of the lake to the other is 15 miles.
The time lapse footage is 4000 times the normal speed and makes the half hour trip only take about 90 seconds. The drive was from Liberty Beach on the east side of the lake to Twin Pines Resort on the west side.
Footage shot by StormChasingVideo.com
What started out as rain quickly turned to heavy snow around the Twin Cites metro area on Sunday afternoon. With this past week of sub-zero temperatures, the falling rain quickly froze on the ground and making for a very slick road surface before being covered up as the rain turned into snow.
Footage shot around the metro area of the Twin Cities. See shot sheet for locations for each clip.
TRT: 5;56;28
Clip 01 In Minneapolis, MN driving north on Interstate 35W with the skyline in the shot.
Clip 02 On Interstate 94 in Minneapolis, MN a SUV spins out and ends up backwards on.
Clip 03 At Broadway and Interstate 94, A Toyota 4Runner spins out right in front of the camera while trying to turn the corner.
Clip 04 – 09 Clips of a wreck on Interstate 494 in Bloomington, MN
Clip 10 – 17 Clips of Snow Plows trying to clear Interstate 35E in Dakota County.
Clip 18 Car spinning its wheels on Nicollet Avenue in Burnsville, MN.
Clip 19 Traffic and heavy snow POV shot on 494
Clip 20 POV shot of a State Trooper on the side of the road with a wrecked car on 494 on the west side of town.
Clip 21 POV shot of a car spun out and a Trooper in Minneapolis, MN on Interstate 35W
Clip 22 – 24 Vehicles trying to make it up a hill in Burnsville, MN on Nicollet, Ave.
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With some of the coldest temperatures in several year’s hitting the Minneapolis, MN region, I shoot footage today with the theme of it is so cold out???
Although there is a lack of overall snow cover in the Minneapolis, MN area, that did not stop the temperatures from dropping into the extreme cold for the past few days with the latest blast of arctic air that dropped south out of Canada. With early morning a low temperature of negative twelve below zero (-12F), the current high temperature of two above (2F) at the Minneapolis International Airport does not feel much warmer due to the fact that the wind chill is currently at negative eleven (-11F) below zero.
In the video package, the footage starts out with a shot of the Spoon and Cherry at the sculpture garden in Minneapolis, MN with the downtown skyline in the background. The next clip shows that it is so cold out that the exhaust from the car in front of the camera shows ice sickles hanging off the exhaust pipes as the exhaust vapor froze upon leaving the tail pipe.
The next clip shows the outside air temp at -3F on a bank thermometer at the time of shooting this video which was just after noon. It was so cold out that even the boiling water in this video turns to a mini cloud when tossed into the air.
It was so cold out that ice crystals in the air created a halo around the noon sun.
Near Monticello, MN, it was so cold out that the steam from the electric power plant was creating its own mini weather system that looked like a super cell rising up into the sky.
Why was it so cold out? I asked the staff at the National Weather Service, Twin Cities office and Meteorologist Jake Beitlich explains what was going on and why it was so cold out.
Just how cold out was it? I asked people along Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Many said it was so cold out that they really did not even want to be out in this weather but had to. Judging by the way everyone was dressed, the weather was bitter cold. The lucky ones were those who were able to move around downtown Minneapolis in the extensive sky-way system.
Footage by Doug Kiesling, StormChasingVideo.com
Tropical Storm force wind’s caused a ground blizzard in northeast North Dakota this afternoon.
Conditions were perfect for a Ground Blizzard where at times there was blue sky above the camera but blowing snow with winds sustained at about 40 miles per hour.
Footage from north of Fargo around the Hillsboro ND area of extreme winter conditions with blowing snow causing a whiteout.
Total Run Time: 5:24
Clip 01 Sign near Fargo, ND warning of bad road conditions.
Clip 02 Near whiteout conditions north of Fargo, ND along Interstate 29 showing road signs blowing snow.
Clip 03 Footage of the Sun with the clouds racing by and then pan down the the road with the winds and snow racing by the camera.
Clip 04 Traffic along Highway 81 and Interstate 29 in the blowing snow.
Clip 05 Footage of blowing snow over the road.
Clip 06 Speed limit 55 mph sign with winds gusting to near 55 mph.
Clip 07 Road sign showing Grand Forks and Fargo directions.
Clip 08 Headlights of a parked SUV with heavy blowing snow.
Clip 09 Blowing snow with traffic in the white out conditions.
Clip 10 Traffic in the blinding and deep snow drifts.
Clip 11 Car stuck in the ditch of Interstate 29.
Clip 12 Sun came out and you can make out a car in the ditch along Interstate 29 as traffic drives by.
Clip 13 Blowing snow with tree’s in the foreground.
Clip 14 Blowing snow in the air looking like a dust storm and blowing snow on the ground over the roadway.
Clip 15 Flags blowing in the wind.
Clip 16 Wide shot of flags blowing in the wind at the rest stop at mile marker 100 and Interstate 29.
Clip 17 Blowing snow with traffic driving through the shot.
Clip 18 Blowing snow over a field.
Clip 19 Blowing snow with clouds and blue sky as the sun came out in the high winds.
Clip 20 Blowing snow over a field.
Clip 21 Blowing snow while looking down a highway from the center of the road.
Clip 22 Blowing snow while looking down a highway from the center of the road with a grain elevator in the shot on the left.
Clip 23 Blowing snow from the center of the road
Clip 24 Blowing snow with blue sky above.
Clip 25 Hillsboro ND airport sign in the blowing snow.
Clip 26 Blowing snow with the setting sun.
Clip 27 POV shot of Videographer being blasted by the winds while shooting video.
Clip 28 POV driving shot in the high winds and blowing snow.
Clip 29 POV driving shot in the high winds and blowing snow.
Clip 30 POV driving shot in the high winds and blowing snow.
Clip 31 POV driving shot in the high winds and blowing snow.
Clip 32 POV driving shot in the high winds and blowing snow.
Clip 33 Blowing snow just north of Fargo as the sun was setting.
Clip 34 Blowing snow across the road.
A cold blast and snow moves into Colorado after a week of above average temperatures. The snow is the southern part of a major winter storm moving across the northern and central plains. Temperatures near 60 midweek gave way to overnight lows near 0 across many areas of Colorado.
TRT – 4:38
Video package opens in the Stapleton area in Denver during the daylight hours. Various shots of traffic and geese in the heavy falling snow. Transitions to nighttime shots of slow moving traffic after the snow had ended along with shots of cars driving on icey roads.
As daylight arrived, so did the extent of the blizzard conditions in the central Iowa city of Ames. Footage of the extremely hazardous driving conditions that shows several cars and large 4×4 trucks stuck in the snow.
Shot 1: Shows a overpass sign on I35 highlighting the blizzard warning and no travel advised. The road is completely empty.
Shot 2: Shows absolute white out conditions on I35 with over 50mph wind gusts.
Shot 3: Shows a truck stuck in the ditch that has been checked for occupants already and labeled with caution tape.
Shot 4: Shows a close up on the caution tape and iced/snowed over truck.
Shot 5: Shows an Ames resident using a snow blower. The snow is over a foot deep and is above his knees.
Shot 6: Shows an Ames business owner cleaning off his sidewalk with a shovel.
Shot 7: Shows a tight then zoomed out shot of a truck in the ditch with the logo “Storm Guard” on the side.
Shot 8: Shows a mid zoom shot on the same truck’s tailgate with caution tape being violently ripped around in the wind.
Shot 9: Shows a car that got stuck in the middle of the ditch.
Shot 10: Shows a truck carrying a bicycle and canoe that got stuck on the I35 off ramp. The caution tape is also visible.
Shot 11: Shows a wide shot of a car that went off a steep embankment off Interstate 35.
Shot 12: Shows a tight shot of the car that went off 35.
Shot 13: Shows city workers trying to remove snow from stoplights.
With warmer temperatures above freezing and rain falling for most of the day today, only a slight drop in the temps caused the roads to become very slick in northern Minnesota.
In this video by Eric Whitehill, it shows the hazardous winter driving conditions in Becker County near Detroit Lakes and the aftermath of a snow plow that struck a street light and knocked it down across Highway 10.
Shot 1: Power Line and Light pole down on Highway 10 in MN (Near Audubon, MN)
Shot 2: Shot of Highway 10 down to 1 lane with people driving around light with EMS in background
Shot 3: Workers moving power line off road
Shot 4: Slow moving traffic on Highway 10 with EMS in background
Shot 5: Interview with Sgt Tim Clements of MN State Patrol regarding accident.
Shot 6: Shot of MN State Patrol car with snow falling
Shot 7: Shot of Snowplow going around a corner
Shot 8: Shot of Vehicle buried in the ditch with people around
Shot 9: Vehicle getting pulled out of ditch
Shot 10: Shot with State Patrol car pulled over with cars driving by in heavy falling snow
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Fire Fighters from Clearwater and Monticello, MN battled a structure fire in the extreme cold temperatures on Tuesday evening as a late evening fire destroyed the building of Compass Delivery Systems at 2314 200th St E , Clearwater, MN.
According to the staff on scene, nobody was injured in the fire but the building and almost everything in the building which included several delivery trucks and freight for clients was destroyed.
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A powerful winter storm hit central Minnesota on Sunday causing the roads to become extremely dangerous from the icy condition. Snow total’s were from an average of eight inches around the metro to over twelve inches in the Saint Cloud, MN area.
The video highlights the travel hazards on Sunday in the air and on the ground. The footage was shot around the south side of the metro area from around the Minneapolis International Airport to the Burnsville and Eagan, MN area.
Clip 1 Heavy snow obscures the control tower at the Minneapolis / Saint Paul International Airport.
Clip 2 Heavy snow and the airport radar.
Clip 3 A Delta Airbus landing in the heavy snow on runway 12R
Clip 4 Wide shot of a plane flying over head and the shot pans down to the ILS lights on Runway 12L as the plane fades away into the heavy snow.
Clip 5 Delta plane taxi’s on to the active runway for take off
Clip 6 & 7 Another shot of the lights on the end of the runway 12L with a plane barely visible as it is landing.
Clip 8 Shot of a car stuck in the ditch from the dash camera
Clip 9 A jeep slid off the road as was stuck at the bottom of a deep ditch on Highway 13 and the driver barely was able to climb up the steep hill to make it back onto the roadway.
Clip 10 POV drive by shot of a car in the center ditch with MN State Patrol on scene.
Clip 11 POV drive by of another car in the ditch and the police on the scene.
Clip 12 A car backwards on the side of the road covered in snow and the front end is smashed up.
Clip 13 POV drive by show of a tow truck pulling out a mini van
Clip 14 Overhead shot of traffic in Interstate 35w in Minneapolis, MN at 50th street.
Clip 15 Car spinning its wheels in Burnsville, MN on Nicollet Avenue
Clip 16 Car trying to make its way up the hill on Nicollet Avenue and slipping
Clip 17 Mini Van sliding all over the roadway trying to make it up the hill
Clip 18 Tight shot of the wheels of the Mini Van spinning
Clip 19 Burnsville Police squad car spinning its wheels
Clip 20 Snow Plow trying to clean up Nicollet Avenue so traffic can get through the area.
Clip 21 and 23 POV shot following snow plows
Clip 24 POV driving over Minnesota River Bridge in the heavy wet snow.
Clip 25 Car stuck in the ditch
Clip 26 Traffic slows down in this POV shot as a SUV spins out and gets back on the roadway.
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In just over 24 hour’s, the temperature in Saint Cloud, MN has dropped over twenty five degrees and gone from a nice warm 56F to a current low of 21F. To make thing’s colder, the current windchill is only 4F.
Clip 1 – 7 The video starts out with heavy snow falling over the country side in Saint Cloud, MN.
Clip 8 POV shot of a snow plow in Saint Cloud, MN
Clip 9 POV shot driving past a car in the ditch on Interstate 94
Clip 10 – 11 Red car in the ditch.
Clip 12 – 13 Cars spinning their wheels on the ice covered roads.
Clip 14 Flags blowing in the strong winds
Clip 15 – 25 Footage shot outside of the Best Buy store in Maple Grove, MN of people camping out in the snow and trying to stay warm in tents while in line for Black Friday deals.
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