Storm Chasing Video

A winter storm begins impacting the Twin Cities region bringing slick conditions and numerous reports of crashes. Winter storm warnings are in effect across the Minneapolis Metro area with blizzard warnings in effect just off to the west. Shot Description Shots 1-2: Close and wide shots of a white van that spun out and went…

Winter storm hits Maple Grove, MN and Minneapolis NW metro area causing vehicle spin-outs and a semi-truck accident on Hwy 610 West near Elm Creek Parkway. Shot Description 0:00 – 0:19 – Police and Fire Trucks at accident scene of destroyed semi-truck on shoulder of Hwy 610 Westbound near Elm Creek Blvd exit 0:19 –…

A feisty winter weather maker drops a couple of inches of snow and ice on Jan. 9, 2021 in Colorado Springs, CO. Shot Description 00:00 – A car corners too hard and looses traction, causing them to spin. 00:17 – An SUV drifts around the corner but recovers. 00:22 – A pickup truck looses traction…

Dense fog blanketed a large portion of northern Illinois in subfreezing air resulting in lime ice formations on stop lights, signs, trees, foliage, and even aircraft on January 4th, 2021. Visibilities under a quarter mile were common throughout the region. All video footage recorded from portions of DeKalb, Kane, and McHenry counties in Illinois. Shot…

Freezing rain started the first day of the new year in the Chicago metropolitan area, eventually transitioning to plain rain, and finally wrapping up as a heavy snow in the evening. Several minor accidents occurred on area expressways and tollways throughout the event. Shot Description Shot 1 – Dual plow in action from Wauconda, Illinois…

One of the largest snowfalls in the last decade came to an end early afternoon in Wichita. Snow totals over 6″ were reported all across the city. Officially at the NWS Office, the storm total went into the books at 6.5″, making it the largest snow since Feb of 2014 and the largest snow to…

Record breaking snowfall for the first day of 2021 in Greater Wichita. By 10am, the official measurement for Wichita was 5″ and counting, beating the 1925 record of 4.2″ for Jan 1. The last time Wichita saw at least 5″ of snow was back on Feb 4, 2014. Fortunately the holiday meant a lot of…

A winter storm that is working through the Central Plains New Year’s Eve and New Years Day is bringing nightmare travel conditions to the region. 2 to 4 inches of snow, and freezing rain resulted in several wrecks, and over 16, 500 without power due to downed power lines and transformers blowing. Shot Description Clips…

Simon Brewer @SimonStormRider breaks down the year of weather extremes from the winter extremes in 2020. From the winter storms hitting the northeast, to Covid changing the way we live, Tornadoes in the heartland and the historic Hurricane season that hit the United States. Sit back and look at the extremes we survived in 2020.

A tricky to forecast winter storm creates chaos on steep roads leaving drivers stranded in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Dec. 28, 2020. Shot Description 00:00 – Pickup truck spins tires while passing vehicles stranded on Union Blvd. 00:23 – Plows weave between stranded vehicles while clearing snow up Union Blvd. 00:46 – Driving uphill through…