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The powerful winter storm hit the Iowa and Minnesota state line late this afternoon and brought near blizzard conditions to the area. Footage shot in Freeborn County MN and Worth County, Iowa.

Clip 1 Blowing snow as a Worth County Iowa snow plow drives towards the camera.

Clip 2 Just over the board in Freeborn County, Blowing snow and road sign pointing south to Des Moines, Iowa.

Clip 3 – 4 Very low visibility with blowing snow and the sign pointing to Des Moines.

Clip 5 Side camera shot while passing a snow plow on Interstate 35 just north of the boarder in Minnesota.

Clip 6 & 7 Cars on the side of the road in Minnesota at the junction of I90 and I35

Clip 8 Traffic on Interstate 35 at the State Line of Minnesota and Iowa.

Clip 9 Traffic heading north on Interstate 35 just north of the boarder.

Clip 10 MNDot Plows just north of the Minnesota state line.

Clip 11 Trees and snow in Minnesota north of the state line.

Clip 12 Blowing snow covering Interstate 35 just south of the state line in Iowa.

Clip 13 Truck in the ditch near Twin Lakes MN on I-35.

Clip 14 Plowing snow in I-35 north of Twin Lakes MN

Clip 15 Blowing Snow in Iowa just south of the state line.

Clip 16 MN State Trooper at the State Line watching traffic.

Clip 17 Blowing snow covering I-35 at the just south of the MN IA state line.

Clip 18-20 MNDot Snow plow near Twin Lakes, MN on I35

Clip 21- 22 Stop sign covered in snow near Twin Lakes, MN

Footage of the winter storm impacting the Twin Cities metro area during the overnight hours. Footage of snow plows, cars crashed, airplanes de-icing at Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport and Snow B-Roll.

Clip 1 Snow falling with the Minneapolis, MN Skyline in the background on Hennepin Avenue.

Clip 2 Side camera shot of a tandem blow in I494 in Bloomington, MN

Clip 3 Snow plows along I494 in Bloomington, MN

Clip 4 – 6 Car in the ditch on Cedar Avenue in Burnsville, MN

Clip 7 – 13 Snow falling at Minneapolis International Airport with Airplanes De-icing and planes moving around the taxi ways in the snow.

Clip 14 Traffic in downtown Minneapolis.

Clip 15 – 16 POV and side camera footage of an accident in the Lowery Tunnel under Minneapolis, MN.

Clip 17 – 18 Snow plows in heavy snow on Interstate 35 in Burnsville, MN

Clip 19 Flag blowing in the snow.

Clip 20 Car in the ditch on Interstate 35.

Clip 21 Crash clean up I35W in Burnsville, MN

Clip 22 Car in the ditch Highway 77 in Burnsville, MN (Cedar Avenue)

Clip 23 Crash on Cedar Avenue (Highway 77) near the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.

Clip 24 Traffic on 35W in Minneapolis in the snow (with a backwards wiper blade)

A powerful winter storm system is impacting the northern plains with high winds and heavy wet blowing snow.

Footage shot on Interstate 94 in Stearns County, Minnesota as the snow made for a travel nightmare on this day after Christmas as people were making their way home.

Footage of numerous crashes on Interstate 94 from Saint Cloud to Sauk Centre.

Clip 1 Pan right pull back shot of a snow plow on Interstate 94 and pans over to a crash and a State Trooper on the side of the road.

Clip 2 State Trooper and crash in Sauk Centre

Clip 3 Car spun out in the ditch with a snow plow driving by on Interstate 94

Clip 4 Low wide show as a snow plow passed by the camera.

Clip 5 Pull back tracking shot of a snow plow from an overpass.

Clip 6 Snow plow passing by the camera

Clip 7 Side camera shot passing a snow plow.

Clip 8 Snow plow moving towards the camera.

Clip 9 Someone snow blowing in Albany, MN

Clip 10 – 11 POV Driving in heavy snow.

Clip 12 POV Snow plow

Clip 13 – 16 Side camera shots of vehicles crashed on Interstate 94.

Clip 17 Interstate 94 sign pointing towards Alexandria, MN as a snow plow drives past.

Clip 18 Car crashed into the center cables in the ditch on I-94

Clip 19 POV of State Trooper and truck in the ditch on I-94

Clip 20 Car crashed into the center cables in the ditch on I-94

Clip 21 Snow plow parked in the center of Interstate 94 waiting for traffic to clear to get back on the road.

Clip 22 – 24 Heavy snow falling with trees in the back ground.

Heavy snow made for a travel headache along Interstate 94 from Alexandria, MN to Sauk Centre, MN. The band of heavy wet snow created slippery driving conditions and numerous drivers ended losing control and crashing.

Clip 1 Snow Plow on Interstate 94 drives towards the camera in Alexandria, MN.

Clip 2 – 3 Car in the ditch on Interstate 94 in Alexandria, MN.

Clip 4 Traffic along Interstate 94 in Alexandria, MN.

Clip 5 Snow plow on Interstate 94 near Alexandria, MN.

Clip 6 Side shot of the snow plow on Interstate 94 near Alexandria, MN.

Clip 7 – 9 Car crashed into the 90 Exit sign west of Alexandria, MN.

Clip 10 Hay bails covered in snow in Alexandria, MN.

Clip 11 Interstate 94 and Highway 27 sign with snow on it Alexandria, MN.

Clip 12 Looking down at a snow plow on Interstate 94 from the overpass clearing snow near Alexandria, MN.

Clip 13 Passing a snow plow side shot on Interstate 94, Alexandria, MN.

Clip 14 Snow plow on interstate 94 near Alexandria, MN.

Clip 15 State Patrol on the scene of a crash on Interstate 94 near Alexandria, MN

Clip 16 Snow plow on interstate 94 near Alexandria, MN.

Clip 17 – 18 Car in the ditch in Sauk Centre, MN on Highway 71 and Interstate 94.

Clip 19 – 20 Someone clearing their driveway on Highway 71 and Interstate 94 in Sauk Centre, MN.

Clip 21 Heavy snow falling and a large American flag blowing in the snow in Sauk Centre, MN.

Clip 22 Heavy snow falling with trees in the back ground in Sauk Centre, MN.

Clip 23 – 27 POV shots driving in the heavy snow on Interstate 94 in near Sauk Centre, MN.

The winter storm started after midnight in the Fargo, ND / Moorhead, MN area with some areas getting several inches of snow as the storm is forecast to continue through the day.

Clip 1 Downtown Fargo with the Fargo theater sign and traffic

Clip 2 Snow plow driving down the street

Clip 3 POV Shot following snow plows in Interstate 29 in Fargo.

Clip 4 POV shot following snow plow on Interstate 29.

Clip 5-6 Driving up to a car in the ditch on Interstate 94 in Moorhead, MN

Clip 7 Semi Truck in the ditch on Interstate 94 outside of Moorhead, MN

Clip 8 POV shot following a snow covered SUV on Interstate 29

Clip 9 Snow Plow driving by the camera.

Clip 10 POV following snow plow tight on the blade on I94 in Fargo

Clip 11 Following snow plows in poor visibility on I94

Clip 12-15 Snow Cleanup at the Fargo Airport.

Clip 16-17 Snow clean up in Downtown Fargo, ND

Clip 18 POV shot driving on snow packed roads outside of the Fargo Airport

Last weeks snow is mixing with this weeks above normal temps and a Dense Fog Advisory is now in effect this morning for a portion of the upper Midwest.

Footage just shot around the Saint Cloud, MN area of the dense fog.

Clip 1 Saint Cloud Regional Airport sign with the rotating beacon in the back ground in the dense fog.

Clip 2 Rotating beacon in the dense fog.

Clip 3 Flags in the fog.

Clip 4 Snow covered area with dense fog.

Clip 5 Car antenna covered in ice from the freezing fog.

Clip 6 POV Driving in the fog.

Clip 7 Flags by Saint Cloud State in the fog.

Clip 8 POV Driving on Highway 23 in the fog in Saint Cloud.

Clip 9 Traffic on 23 in the fog.

Clip 10 Tight shot of the car and headlights in the fog.

Clip 11 Truck and headlights with the fog as a car also pulls up.

Clip 12 Traffic on 23 in the fog.

Clip 13 Pullback shot of a SUV in the fog driving towards the camera.

Clip 14 Pullback shot of a SUV in the fog driving towards the camera.

Clip 15 Cars in the fog in Downtown Saint Cloud, MN.

Clip 16 Car waiting in the fog for the light to change in the fog.

Clip 17 Downtown Saint Cloud Bell in the fog.

Clip 18 Traffic in the fog

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

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.

Footage shot in the south metro area of the snow impacting the Thanksgiving Day travel. Shots of Snow plows, traffic, snow falling and someone in the ditch with a squad car on the side of the road.

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.