Lots of crashes in near Blizzard Conditions along in Central Minnesota

Video Description

The first powerful winter storm brought blizzard conditions to parts of the Upper Midwest, right before the busiest travel day of the year, as millions are hitting the road for Thanksgiving.

The first part of the video, from 00:00 to 01:01, was shot in Alexandria, MN, which is in Douglas County.

The rest of the footage was shot in Stearns County, MN.

The video focuses on the travel nightmare as early afternoon rain froze, and the weather turned to heavy snow on Interstate 94, creating very treacherous, icy roads.

Footage shows lots of crashes and vehicles in the ditch, snow plows, and very poor visibility while driving in near whiteout conditions at times.

Shot Sheet

00:00 - 01;01 Walmart Semi Truck stuck on the side of the exit ramp on Interstate 94 and the big rig tow truck can't get it to move due to the icy conditions.

01:01 - 01:10 Flags blowing in the high winds to show the conditions in Saint Cloud, MN.

01:11 -02:33 Various shots of snow plows on Interstate 94 northwest of Saint Cloud, MN. First shot opens with a car in the ditch with a first responder on the side of the road as a snowplow drives by. Footage continues with various snowplow clips.

02:35 - 02:48 Traffic Sign warning of Interstate 94 and Interstate 29 closed at Fargo.

02:48 - 04:32 Eight different clips of vehicles that crashed into the ditch along Interstate 94.

04:32 - 05:57 Five different clips showing the very low visibility conditions on the interstate with the heavy blowing snow.

Location

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