01-15-2021 Western Iowa Blizzard Wreaks Havoc - Truck Slide Offs and Roll Overs - Patrol Car Pulled

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A massive winter storm and blizzard hit the Midwest on Friday and wrecked havoc on tractor trailers and other travelers.
0:00 - 0:15 Lucky box truck goes into median and barely avoids an accident in Council Bluffs, IA
0:16 - 0:40 Box truck accident on I-80 near Boomer, IA
0:41 - 1:14 Multi car/tractor trailer accident with minor injuries
1:14 - 1:17 snow plow
1:18 - 2:00 Iowa State Trooper gets stuck in snow trying to help motorist and has to be pulled out
2:00 - 2:36 I-29 W. IA showing accidents and showing white out conditions
2:37 - 3:58 Accidents in W. Iowa on I-80 showing multiple accidents and slide off and road conditions.
3:59 - 4:05 Flag ripped by strong winds
4:06 - 4:57 Sioux City, IA plow and accident
4:58 - end drone of snow scene in Neola, IA
#Blizzard #IAwx #CharlesPeek

[@jhanbury1968]

I'm a semi retired trucker. I now I take the winters off in Florida and watch these vidios for my entertainment with my feet up.

[@headpump]

10-4, ha ha

[@BlackjackOnem]

My father has been driving for over 20 years, and is turning 61 in a few days while driving OTR in this shit. Im not a religious person but I pray for him each and everyday

[@lydiapetra1211]

May God always protect him and all drivers 🙏🙏🙏🙋

[@mikevigil3677]

If he has that much time behind the wheel don't worry he's smart enough to slow the hell down....

[@gregorysagegreene]

Sure he's smart enough, and has seen it all, as he creeps by all the 'stupid'. Only way to make it in this game.

[@billsmith8238]

The drone shot is beautiful

[@songbirds3712]

It really is!

[@michaelvandyke6715]

Mother nature rules, slow the hell down!

[@Northtide]

Oh no that is too simple for some folks to understand.

[@R3l3ntl3sss]

Wind will sometimes push them off the road

[@newmanoutdoors1564]

@@georgiasmith64 I remember those commercials

[@badlandskid]

Michael VanDyke hard concept for Somalian truck drivers to comprehend.

[@dans4270]

Father God*

[@quartzuniverse3763]

That first trucker was so lucky he was able to get his truck back on track!

[@davidtrutwin3790]

At 0:12 black smoke, he is speeding up again.

[@Northtide]

@@davidtrutwin3790 He is likely trying to get to a bathroom to clean up and make wardrobe adjustments.

[@lydiapetra1211]

Indeed...was so happy for him.

[@janjohnson3363]

I give that a 9

[@JoseGonzalez-lm4sp]

Bad thing was he accelerated even more. But hey he is a lucky driver!!!!!!

[@donnamarie4443]

Here we go again people. It is still winter. Drive accordingly.....Be safe out there! Better yet stay put if you can.😷 Nice air shot...👍

[@rkbllc]

I drove in Iowa weather for 20 years. You can do everything right and still end up in the ditch.

[@markspc1]

You got to wish for more global warming/climate change.

[@lerkzor]

South Dakota here - I couldn't agree more. Wisdom is admitting that maybe ... just maybe ... you can survive without [insert_reason_to_drive_today] until the storm is over.

[@jjstangeland]

Can't you use studded tires or snow chains in Iowa?

[@lydiapetra1211]

Thanks for sharing....my heart goes out to all the trucks/ cars in the ditch.... nature can be very harsh...

[@chadjohnson438]

@@jjstangeland No chains/studs would rip the roads apart. Not only that you can only go 15-20 mph max with chains on. All these trucks and cars were going to fast for conditions. Once conditions get to the point where you can’t maintain a speed of 45 mph or higher you need to get off the road. People will start running into each other at that point.

[@superg3962]

I love the moment when the Ryder truck passes through the shot with a car on a trailer- "Uh yea, I'm outta here!"

[@markspc1]

I guess they gave up on the global warming goodness.

[@1beni]

Praying for all those in this storm to find safety and warmth. Please be careful and don't go out in this storm unless absolutely unavoidable.

[@geocamp8645]

I've been a retired truck driver since 2009. I thought 40 years of that career was enough for me. 11 years ago we moved to Florida. When I went to the Florida DMV to change my license over from Killinois they ask me if Iwanted to grandfather my Killinois CDL To my new Florida license the answer was simple NO WAY . All I can say is we old guys paid our dues on dangerous highways with white outs,freezing rain, black ice. So I'll leave it to a younger truck driver these days. Yes Swift Transportation is one of the most dangerous companies on the highway. But I don't condem all rookies. Believe it or not alot of these Rookies pay attention and want to do the job correctly. I salute these young men and women. We all had to learn and in the old days you learned and you learned quickly. To all the newbies that want to learn the correct way to operate a commercial motor vehicle my hats off to you. For those who think that they know everything about trucking should get out of trucking now. Geo Camp 🇺🇸 USA

[@geocamp8645]

K Maxx so you know genius my phone puts words in automatically. So squirrel boy you have nothing better to cry about other than an auto typo done by my phone and not typed in. You keep being one of those useless rookies folks talk about. Because seeing your remarks only proves how useless you are.

[@jodypixley6683]

Reminds me of the winters in the 70's

[@soundeffectscentral1235]

Reminds me of up towards Boston

[@marshallbrannon8855]

I hear you it reminds me of back when there was snow pack on the roads from November to damn near March

[@adrianstevens165]

They ain't never been a winter like this

[@marshallbrannon8855]

@@adrianstevens165 ???

[@janetbenning2645]

Me too. I was in college classes cancel several time.. loved it..

[@rj-zz8im]

The drone footage at the end is beautiful! Like a peaceful ending to the chaos.

[@tamarawalker8973]

That's crazy. I loved the drone footage, that church, those trees, so peaceful.

[@MarcoLopez-gb7ft]

Nice 👍💯 view

[@lauremehrkens5891]

That Church is beautiful.

[@rogerbeckner1408]

I work at a truck stop these men are a great bunch of people stay safe 🙏

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

I honestly pray no one was seriously hurt. 😔🙏

[@lydiapetra1211]

Me 2🙏🙋

[@igorvkuznetsov3518]

Tale a look 3 Weeks Later ....Fort Worth Texas

[@melaniegreen1311]

This morning a semi was behind me and his trailer fishtailed. I didn't want to but I sped up a little because I thought he might hit me. Luckily he got his trailer under control and kept on the road, but it rattled my nerves seeing that.

[@lydiapetra1211]

Glad both of you are fine.....that must have been nerve wracking.....

[@janjohnson3363]

Ya how you think that trucker felt pulling the seat out of his ass?

[@kameyeam]

Pucker factor

[@rivaoceanview4211]

Even the police go into the ditch! Tired cold hungry men... Thanks to all the emergency workers in the system everywhere... We can't live without them.... Wow! So pretty snow is beautiful in the way is appreciated for the moisture and insulation for the plants on the ground.. Thank you for filming all the beautiful views.

[@2DSTORMS]

6" of snow and no wind in Waterloo, Iowa. Very wet snow. Amazing how different the day was between east and west

[@reggiesmith2535]

Waterloo is a racist shit hole of a city. That's what they get. Raised there and was smart enough to get the hell out. No black people and the ones there are treated like dirt

[@corytomlyano793]

Exactly. I live here too. It's weiod.

[@ernievonvutenhauger7207]

I know, I live close to iowa city and only got a small amount of snow. Slow down people. Better to get to your destination alive.

[@karlhorn7747]

It's a very simple concept, the slicker it gets, the slower you go. 4 million SAFE miles in an 18 wheeler taught me this.

[@alansmlth7989]

Thank you Jesus that Missouri now has nice winters. no more snow or bad weather.

[@HugsBach]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing! I feel sorry for the truckers as they have tight schedules and not much leeway.

[@user-ql2id3ml3i]

that first white truck, nice recovery.

[@hollydejong1792]

Thank you for the footage. Thursday & Friday were so awful here in NW Iowa, winds 50-60 mph. I also appreciated the peaceful drone footage to end the video 🙂

[@kennethpurscell]

I've driven those roads in that kind of weather. It always felt so good to arrive safely and stop driving.

[@ilichanell8116]

Which state is this?

[@StarInfinite00]

Lol the truck in the beginning got on the road like nothing happened. Very smooth

[@robertrivera3863]

God protect all those that have to be driving in this weather.🙏🏻

[@nativeafroeurasian]

0:04 "hey fellas other direction huh" "Oh yeah" "All right understandable, have a nice day"

[@loritanner4478]

Glad I live on the oregon coast. With my daffodils and tulips coming up.

[@beckylynn209]

I lived in Lincoln City where I had my son in March, and the day we got out of the hospital, it snowed about a foot n a half.. I had lived there off n on for year's, but never saw it snow.. 🤗 I still live in Oregon and now day's, the coast gets more snow than we get.. 🤔

[@smiles1232]

I drive doubles for fedx an i say the rosey every morning on my way to the highway🙏🙏🙏

[@paulhoffer3123]

You can have BRUTAL IOWA WINTERS...

[@langelle1]

First guy: The boss doesn't have to know about this.

[@carolsmith7380]

The drone shot sure looks different than the highway views. Wild weather!!

[@bobbywenger5595]

Maybe that Flags telling us something

[@jaydownor3071]

Watching this stuff is better than watching TV there's no commercials LMAO

[@virginiamartin7312]

Oh no the Fed-X truck wrecked. My pkg ain't going to make it on time.

[@bashaal62]

YOU BETTER GIVE A TIPS FOR DRIVERS, WHO STOOD TO DRIVE A WINTER WEATHER,

[@aarongiertz8147]

Those fed ex drivers sometimes don’t get a choice to stop in bad weather . There’s a lot of companies out there still that tell you either drive or your fired . Fed ex doesn’t stop unfortunately . They’re company frowns on that . I know a few fed ex drivers that told me that.

[@bones007able]

@@aarongiertz8147 TRUE! I worked for Conway before they got bought out ... they didn't care what the weather was .... if the authorities didn't close the roads ... you run.... and if you wreck because of the weather ... you get a write up in your file and it is considered your fault ... non-union companies ....

[@aarongiertz8147]

@@bones007able wow that’s terrible. Yeh some of these companies are like that. I’m a lease op for knight and was a company driver too but I used to shut down and I could here it in they’re voice on the phone that they weren’t too happy about it. We didn’t get punished but they’d call us every hour.

[@drivestowork]

ALL FedEx drivers are PIAs!!! They might do the posted +5, but they are always... ALWAYS clogging up the left lane!!! Semis, straights and vans! If there is a delivery truck clogging up the left lane... It's A FedEx!!!🤬🤬🤬

[@badlandskid]

Amazon prime: next day delivery Nature: IDGAF

[@sharonmullins1957]

Hahaha!

[@jacquelinetate8902]

Bless The First Responders All Across The Country And Keep Them Safe

[@lydiapetra1211]

🙏🙋... Amen!

[@sharppointy1]

What a terrific video! First there was the amazing recovery the skidding truck driver made. I felt badly for the poor State Trooper who slid off. S/He is going to get some ribbing! When I saw the flag I gasped. The drone footage was lovely. Thank you for braving the weather so that this little old lady can enjoy it safely from my own home.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Didn't look like the trooper's car was damaged much if any but yes he'll probably get a butt chewing from his sergeant later on even though it probably wasn't his fault.

[@jjano2320]

I feel sorry for people that have to drive in that. It 's so stressful.

[@michaelvandyke6715]

Like it or not, you get use to it...

[@mattmoschkau84]

Most don’t need to be out in that weather driving.

[@sharibushnell190]

@@michaelvandyke6715 i agree born a d raised in Minnesota and you do get use to it . and if you dont feel safe driving in it people stay home

[@COMPOUNDCOLLECTIVE]

Driving safe means driving slow or slower. Some peoples idea of slow is still too fast and...an experience will teach them. Hopefully not life nor limb.

[@elteca1175]

No it's not, it's pretty fun..just stupid people that don't know how to drive in that weather,they have all there life in places like that and they still don't buy 4x4 Cars and never learn how to drive in those moment..

[@jwonders1304]

I have 2 Grandsons that are Paramedics. This is why I consider them heroes!

[@mrdave777]

I drive a semi for a living. In the winters of 00 and 01 respectively. Des Moines was the vehicle in a ditch capital! Fast forward to 2020 and 2021. Nothing has changed. Why?

[@bkbland1626]

I DON'T miss driving though blizzards. I saw enough of those in ND. Not having it anymore. Good luck folks.

[@targetkittyfive]

Love the drone shot!! 👍

[@javierromano6669]

Glad I driving in Sacramento,sunny and 70!!!

[@SteveWard151]

Rub it in why don’t ya!!!❄️

[@billcatcher2701]

Good job. The drone footage IS pretty cool...but i grew up in syracuse, new york. I remember all too well the long, cold, snowy winters. Don't miss it...thats why i've lived in the sunny/warm south for many decades now.

[@onetuliptree]

Wow first trucker crazy good slide save skills!!!

[@andyharman3022]

I saw a lot of crazy stuff in Iowa when I was a commercial driver. I wouldn't drive I80 after dark in the winter, period. Every day I drove across Iowa in the winter, there were always crashed cars and trucks rolled over and burned from the night before. Some areas looked like a war zone. Don't get me started about Wyoming.

[@looknbakatu]

God Bless the First Responders!

[@colemyst]

Weather's been so weird this year, I'm in northern NH and still haven't been plowed this winter. I'm usually up to 4 feet by now.

[@steveanderson461]

when it went from the highway to drone footage, was very cool. cheers

[@MoogieB]

I suddenly feel much happier living in Houston...

[@Oggiwara1]

I have experienced a short snow storm in Houston in the early 80's. It lasted for many hours and the cars where bumping all over the place with their slick tires.

[@MoogieB]

@@Oggiwara1 People really don’t know how to drive in snow or ice down here! Everything shuts down on the rare occasion it snows.

[@lorenaarias1952]

It looks absolutely beautiful!

[@chachadodds5860]

Been there. Done that! I was in Michigan, in the 70s;. There were days I couldn't find my car because it was under so much snow. And, I recall snow banks so high, we had to get out of our cars at an intersection, just to be able to find out if any vehicles were coming from the cross street. No thanks! Hats off to the truckers of America! Thanks for keeping us all provided for; especially through CV. Winters, will be getting worse. Grand Solar minimum has begun. Buckle up, Boys and Girls.

[@doug9066]

Good old iowa, I recognize the Iowa Highway Patrol cars. I hope I'll eventually get back to Iowa.

[@gregorysagegreene]

Box Truck doin' gymnastics. Lol.

[@lorrieeriksen6903]

That cop better get a ticket for going too fast for road conditions! LOL

[@blafred]

Those drone views were magical.

[@patgreene5716]

Thanks for this video

[@horatiodreamt]

When I was a kid in Chicago in the early 1960s, my family would drive south in the winter on US Hwy 41 to Florida to visit relatives. Often, we'd see scenes like those in the vid. Trucks and cars slid into the median strip and occasionally an overturned truck could be seen.

[@tbrwn2548]

This video makes me 🥶 cold

[@kittykixbootie]

Holy smokes! Selling my trailer and moving to Iowa. Must've lost my mind.

[@vonclap]

The split flag, is that symbolic of a divided country

[@mushtato1]

I guess figuratively but most just don't care for their flag the way they should.

[@watchgoose]

in those winds, there's not much you can do about it once even a small tear starts.

[@my2cents945]

I'm not the only one to see the symbolism of that split flag. A country torn in two.

[@colliecandle]

Yes, the irony is lost on most, but you see truth in symbolism

[@DoreenBellDotan]

Well spotted, vonclap. And do you get the symbolism about all of America being one big snow job? And did you get the message that that the trio of storms is telling Christians that their concept of the "trinity" is terribly destructive and that in blowing a lot of air around with their lies they are reaping the whirlwind? This is what you get when Christians tell lies about the Holy Spirit, of which Christians know nothing.

[@eddebevic2097]

Iowa has been getting hammered this winter! I load out of there a lot..

[@DavidJones-ti5yi]

I can see that the snow or ice is melting. If a new cold front comes in, that will mean that that wet roadways will be like driving on black ice, and that is when the roads are most deadly! People need to keep this in mind because when the wet highways freeze that's when the black ice is there! Driving on those roads could be most deadly at that time!!

[@tonyahammond3290]

Breathtaking view at the end. Courier and Ives.

[@thesparkster]

I like those zoom away shots at the end.

[@billdang3953]

How much are you willing to bet that some of those vehicles sliding around out of control had bald all-season or performance tires?

[@tinymicrowhale5193]

Just shut it down for a day when this weather occurs.

[@returntonature8773]

Trucking companies will make drivers find another way around, whether it's safe or not.

[@tinymicrowhale5193]

JeffW. I tried trucking, I sucked and quit. Truckers have balls of steel.

[@edfrawley4356]

@@returntonature8773 Drove for 22 years and never had a dispatcher tell me to keep moving if I thought it wasn't safe. One truck owner even told be if chains are required just find a place to park.

[@snowman8235]

Hope everyone is ok.

[@triggerm6323]

I drove through the state of Iowa as it started to fall and was lucky to beat the worst of the storm, thank god, but it was starting to get bad when I was going through there

[@suckafree2440]

I saw all the aftermath today driving east on the I-80. Damn it was crazy

[@COMPOUNDCOLLECTIVE]

At 62 I have slid into the ditch only once. I was young and stupid then. Not even close since, and I have driven roads so slick, you couldn't stand on. Always drive safely and consider the stupid driver, that may be next to you.

[@gizzyfrizzy1]

I dont know how anyone can work out in those elements. God bless them! To have to dig that truck or cars our of the snow is just the pits. I would leave my car there until Spring, lol. Forget that stuff!

[@cutefeet63]

Alot of these truck accidents can be avoided by staying off the road when weather conditions start getting bad.

[@timothyburchett8306]

Speed was the factor... i drove through that, didn't have any problem other than people wanting to pass...

[@jarirantonen3939]

what kinde tires you use.... in finland so little snow on the road is not nothing trouble...

[@gloriajackson5827]

I'm getting C O L D watching this! Love it ❤ thanks for sharing please stay safe.!

[@hazetiva]

Wow Thats the storm I was in 2 days ago 1/13/20 in Laramie Wy heading west to Salt Lake City pulling double trailers. It was a nasty storm.

[@lydiapetra1211]

So glad you are safe.. Thank God!

[@austindenotter19]

Glad you made it!

[@glocke380]

We regret to inform you that your delivery will be delayed.

[@virginiamartin7312]

Yep

[@MorningKit]

I don't understand why it was delayed.... it's not like the weather was bad 🤣🤣

[@fankodistreamkodi7325]

Now is great excuse for any reason of delays any service, job: - because, you know, is covid.. No internet, banks mistake, delivery, late appointment ...

[@yoyounknown9824]

I was there my semi almost got jackknife crazy weather i am glad i parked to the near truck stop safe 🙏 (remember don’t speed and don’t push hard your brakes slow down that wey you can avoid ditch.

[@Marimarr59]

I remember those snowy icy days growing up in North Jersey..snow 6 ft high and cold as alaska😢😵❄⛄🌬

[@mikevigil3677]

The first guy in the straight truck that made the nice save needed to find a gas station to change his soiled drawers....

[@douglasrowland3722]

I might have stopped before then....to catch my breath...then I would make an appointment with the doctor to make sure I didn't have any Heart damage......!

[@metalpatriot7045]

👋Gotta drive REAL slow in this or just weather the storm...Thank you for the share.

[@ledriver9637]

Nice view with the drone :o)

[@aquiagoraemsi]

Sou do Sul do Brasil e quando criança, presenciei alguns invernos com neve e até achei lindo o fenômeno, mas olhando essas imagens vejo que não tem nada de Belo, na verdade muito perigosa. Gratidão!!

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

My tracking # shows my package 📦 is in the median. That can't be right. 😳😳😳🤔🤔🤔

[@globe255]

5:25 a lovely place, I'm thinking cozy and warm when the stove does its duty in one of the lovely houses.

[@webhomemadeprojects1173]

Not good when a trooper in ditch

[@derekmerry784]

Yeah, fantastic was the word you needed..best place for these people abusers 😱

[@BlackjackOnem]

@@derekmerry784 Not all officers are like that, please dont generalize

[@derekmerry784]

@@BlackjackOnem 45 years looking for good police officers in Glasgow city.. not 1

[@derekmerry784]

@@BlackjackOnem look what's happening in London now FFS, jailing oldest people for having a voice in protest.... I'd burn every uniform happily...then lock up every one of the police and council officer for allowing this... remember we actually used to burn Evil people... hopefully it returns

[@lydiapetra1211]

@@derekmerry784 seriously? How come?.....than you guys need new police policy reforms....

[@jessarellanes6648]

Now this is real News, ty ,,,Ok you got my subscription...

[@jannordlund6153]

I've driven many winters in western NY, and some bad, but that viability is crazy....

[@annettejacob8375]

UNBELIEVEABLE ! WOW! HOLY COW!

[@donethos]

Getting dicey out there...

[@scottsasser7607]

I'm saying it all along people slow down look what happens when you go too fast

[@lydiapetra1211]

Exactly!

[@michaellee5399]

No shame going slower

[@robertwalker5521]

Add to that: Senseless lane changing...And approaching stop signs and traffic lights in the same manner as when roads are dry...DUH!!!

[@markvaars37]

I drove by that enterprise truck on its side yesterday and 3 other tractor trailers ended up crashing in the same spot. Alot of these wrecks I saw yesterday on my way to Omaha

[@loralirockwell4910]

Yeah it was a fun ride across there today.

[@dmcdaniel2009]

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND WATCH OVER ALL OF US ESPECIALLY POLICE, FIRE, AMBULANCE AND TOW TRUCK WORKERS ! AMEN

[@stevebennett3012]

The best dramatic weather videos in the US come from LSM

[@r.awilliams9815]

...and that's why my package is late. OK, fair enough.

[@janjohnson3363]

I give that one a 10

[@nocoolname32]

to those that think the first truck got away scott free, you have never hauled a load in one of those trucks. what ever he was hauling no matter how well it was secured, for sure was effed up. unless he was hauling pillows and mattresses, then he good.

[@austinbeck9506]

Roads were pure ice today in Cedar Rapids area no part had any traction very dangerous hope everyone made it home safe

[@AngiesPantry58]

So sad.. Hope everyone was ok..