Tour De Minnesota Winter Storm – 11/30/2015

Tour De Minnesota Winter Storm – 11/30/2015

After documenting the winter storm in Windom, MN the following footage is from around Minnesota while I took the long drive home via Interstate 90 to Interstate 35 to Interstate 94.

Various clips of snow plows, cars in the ditch, and airplane deicing from Albert Lea MN to Saint Cloud MN with a stop in Minneapolis, MN.

Clip 1 – 4 Snow plows at dusk in Cottonwood County, MN

Clip 5 POV Snow plow on Interstate 90 near Albert Lea, MN

Clip 6 Car in the ditch near Albert Lea, MN on Interstate 35

Clip 7 Cars in the ditch on Highway 77 in Burnsville, MN

Clip 8 Car in the ditch with a tow truck in Burnsville, MN on Highway 77

Clip 9 Snow plows in Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, MN

Clip 10 Snow plow in Minneapolis, MN at 36th street and 35W

Clip 11 – 15 Airplane De-Icing at Minneapolis International Airport

Clip 16 Driving in heavy snow on Interstate 35w in Minneapolis, MN

Clip 17 Entering Interstate 94 from Interstate 35W in downtown Minneapolis, MN with the skyline.

Clip 18 Car crashed on the side of the road and being pulled back by a tow truck on Interstate 94 in Monticello, MN.

Clip 19 – 20 Driving in heavy snow on I94 near Monticello, MN.

Clip 21 Snow plow in I94 near Clear Lake, MN.

Clip 22-25 Snow plows around Saint Cloud, MN

Windom, MN Winter Storm – 11/30/2015

Windom, MN Winter Storm – 11/30/2015

The powerful winter storm that is taking aim on the upper Midwest started unleashing on the drivers in southwestern Minnesota with freezing rain and mist, followed by heavy snow.

Footage show around Windom, MN which is in Cottonwood County just east of Sioux Falls, SD.

Clip 1 MN DOT Plow truck treating Highway 60 east of Windom before the worst of the storm hit.

Clip 2 The weather went from tame to insane within a half an hour as heavy wet snow covered the ice mist covered roadway. Audio of me talking about the roads and how they suck.

Clip 3 Snow plow on Highway 60 in Windom.

Clip 4-5 Police on the scene of a wreck on Highway 60 in Windom.

Clip 6 POV tow truck and police on the scene of a wreck.

Clip 7 Traffic in Windom on Highway 60, Truck spinning its wheels almost wipes out.

Clip 8 Man standing in the snow waiting to walk across the road.

Clip 9 Tight shot of the top of the court house with snow on it.

Clip 10 Someone shoveling snow in front of a ICE machine at a gas station.

Clip 11 – 13 Man shoveling snow, (did not want to be interviewed).

Clip 14 Woman cleaning off the snow on her car.

Clip 15 Long shot of someone shoveling.

Clip 16 Snow plowing with trees in the back ground.

Clip 17 Snow plowing with a strong crosswinds sign.

Clip 18 Traffic on Highway 60 in the snow.

Clip 19 Pull back shot of a Snow plow on highway 60.

Clip 20 Front end loader plowing snow in Windom.

Clip 21 Pull back shot of a snow plow in Windom.

Clip 22 – 23 POV driving on highway 60 in heavy snow.

Clip 24 POV snow plow passing in oncoming traffic.

Clip 25 POV driving on highway 60 in heavy snow.

Albert Lea & Freeborn County, MN Winter Storm Travel Nightmare – 11/20/2015

Albert Lea & Freeborn County, MN Winter Storm Travel Nightmare – 11/20/2015

One the northern end of the powerful winter storm that is impacting the upper Midwest, the roads were a travel nightmare around Freeborn County and Albert Lea, MN. Numerous crashes have been reported on Interstate 35 and Interstate 90 this afternoon as the snow continues to fall.

Footage starts out with several scenes of a multi vehicle crash just north of Albert Lea on Interstate 35. Package then continues with snow plow footage during the day and then the remaining crash and daylight poor driving conditions.

Clip 1 MN Dot Sign warning of the numerous crashes on Interstate 35.

Clip 2 POV Dash Camera shot as I rolled up to the multi vehicle wreck just seconds after it happened.

** All drivers walked away without serious injuries. **

Clip 3 SUV in the ditch.

Clip 4 Station wagon totally smashed up in front and rear as MNDot crews get to the scene.

Clip 5 Another Pickup truck involved in the crash.

Clip 6 People pushing the smashed station wagon out of the way to open a lane of traffic to try and prevent additional wrecks as the traffic started to back up.

Clip 7 Pan right shot with the snow plow blocking traffic to the wrecked vehicles as MN State Patrol get on the scene.

Clip 8 Backed up traffic on Interstate 35.

Clip 9 State Patrol on the scene at the crash.

Clip 10 POV Driving as a drive cuts me off and almost loses it.

Clip 11 Jeep stuck in the creek/ditch along Interstate 35.

Clip 12 Daylight footage of the heavy snow falling on Interstate 35.

Clip 13 Footage at dusk of an Ambulance driving north on Interstate 35 and pans to the right to a car stuck in the ditch.

Clip 14 Medium shot of the car stuck in the ditch.

Clip 15 POV Snow Plow on Interstate 35.

Clip 16 POV Trailing shot of a snow plow on Interstate 35.

Clip 17 Tight POV shot of the snow plow blade.

Clip 18 Side camera shot passing the snow plow and looking at the blade as the plow falls back behind the truck.

Clip 19 Wide side camera shot of the snow plow on the right.

Clip 20 POV passing snow plow.

Clip 21 POV Trailing snow plow as it drops it blade.

Clip 22 Wrecked car waiting for a tow under the over pass south of Albert Lea on Interstate 35.

Clip 23 Truck in the ditch.

Clip 24 POV after dark shot of a truck smashed into a guard railing.

Clip 25 Drive by shot of the Toyota that crossed into oncoming traffic and was hit by a semi.

Clip 26 Truck being pulled out of the ditch.

Clip 27 POV driving in poor visibility.

Vivid Aurora Borealis from Starbuck, MN – 11/7/2015

Vivid Aurora Borealis from Starbuck, MN – 11/7/2015

The earth is being impacted by a G2 Class Geomagnetic Storm this morning and vivid Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights were visible in the along the the northern part of the United States.

Time lapse footage of the Aurora just north of the town of Starbuck, MN which is located in west central Minnesota.