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 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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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.