Author: Doug

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.

A quick burst of snow combined with high winds gusting in the the 40s created hazardous driving conditions with low visibility.

Footage includes shots of blowing snow over roadways, POV driving shots of blowing snow and a drive by of a semi truck in the ditch on Interstate 94.

Short clip of Meteors or Shooting Stars in the sky over Saint Cloud, MN. Video includes some intense Fire Ball Meteors lighting up the sky as they explode while entering the earths atmosphere.

Edited of the raw files from the Aurora Borealis live stream showing the Taurid Meteor Shower from the morning of 11/7/2015. Various clips showing the shooting stars or Fire Balls moving across the sky as the vivid northern lights dance on the horizon.

Edited of the raw files from the Aurora Borealis live stream showing the Taurid Meteor Shower from the morning of 11/7/2015. Various clips showing the shooting stars or Fire Balls moving across the sky as the vivid northern lights dance on the horizon.

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.

Amazing timelapse and real time footage of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights and shooting stars streaking across the sky on the north side of Saint Cloud, MN this morning.

Several inches of snow fell across northern Minnesota in Cass County. Unlike in southern Minnesota, the snow in northern Minnesota is staying around and is not melting on contact with the ground.

The last clips of the snow plows were shot near Fort Ripley, MN and not in Cass County.

Clip 1 Snow stuck to the State 64 and 24th Avenue sign.

Clip 2 Snow on the ground while the treated road surfaces were just wet as a truck drives by.

Clip 3 A pair of Swans in a pond with the snow falling.

Clip 4 Snow falling and covering a field. Wide shot.

Clip 5 POV driving shot with the snow covering the ground.

Clip 6 Tight shot of the snow covering the ground ans falling.

Clip 7 Snow falling with a POV shot as the snow covers the ground and the trees.

Clip 8 Snow falling as a truck drives by.

Clip 9 Snow falling on pine trees.

Clip 10 Snow falling as a white pickup truck drives by.

Clip 11 Snow falling and covering a field with trees in the background.

Clip 12 Wide shot of snow falling and covering the ground and hail bails in a open field.

Clip 13 Snow covering the ground and falling on this grass land area.

Clip 14 Medium shot of snow covering a hay bail and the field.

Clip 15 Tight shot of snow on fall color vegetation.

Clip 16 Tight shot of snow and ice on bare tree limbs.

Clip 17 Tight shot of snow on fall color vegetation.

Clip 18 Tight shot of snow on fall color vegetation.

Clip 19 Tight shot of snow on a branch of a pine tree.

Clip 20 POV shot of stop sign covered in snow.

Clip 21 POV shot of speed limit sign covered in snow.

*** Following clips shot near Fort Ripley, MN just south of Brainerd MN on the way up to the heavy snow in Cass County.

Clip 22-24 Snow plows. POV plow footage and tracking shots.

The first snow of the season fell over central Minnesota in the city of Saint Cloud.

Footage includes various B-Roll clips of snow falling with people waiting to cross the street, traffic, flags, and snow falling with fall colors in the background.

New footage from this morning of the Orionid Meteor shower that is picking up in intensity over the next few days.

The Earth is moving through the debris from Halley\’s Comet which is the source of the annual Orionid meteor shower.

Footage shot over an hour this morning of the numerous meteors streaking across the sky, many of which were in the Orion Constellation.