I made it in the winter war zone in western Minnesota before Interstate 94 was shut down and the area was closed off.
A powerful winter storm system is hitting West Central and Northern Minnesota with a blizzard on Thursday and moving into New Years Eve.
This storm system has shut down Interstate 94 in both directions from Jamestown, ND to Alexandria MN.
The roads were brutal as the MNDot plows were pulled off the roads in this area. The warm weather earlier in the day melted the snow pack and melt combined with rain caused a layer of glare ice on the roads surface on the interstate as well as the highway and side roads around Fergus Falls, MN. As the temperature dropped rapidly, the water froze and then combine in the heavy winds and snow, travel was almost impossible even with four wheel drive.
I was able to catch a rare clip of video with a Minnesota State Trooper spinning its wheels to try and get out of the very deep snow that he was stuck in.
I also shot various clips of cars stuck in the snow and blowing snow in high winds.
Driving over all the freaking snow drifts made if felt like doing 30 miles per hour over heavy chop in a boat.