Winter Storm Travel Nightmare, Charlotte, NC - 1/16/2022
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Winter Storm dumps snow and ice across North Carolina causing major traffic problems
Shot Description
00:00 Minivan slides off road near Hendersonville, NC and cant get enough traction to get back on the road
00:23 National Guard recovering a jack knifed semi truck and getting it back on the road
00:41 Car slides off the snow covered road and is completely turned around as bystanders are trying to help push it back on the road
00:48 Grader clearing roadway for semi stuck on I-85
01:01 Car on I-85 near Charlotte, NC stuck
01:06 Plows lined up in a set of 3 clearing I-85 near Charlotte, NC
01:14 Early morning plows trying to keep I-26 clear
01:21 Heavy snowfall on I-26
01:31 Heavy snow coming down at Tennessee North Carolina state line
01:44 Watch for slow moving vehicle sign in heavy snow
01:52 Motor Graders clearing I-26 from heavy snow
01:59 Plows clearing snow and ice from I-85 near Charlotte, NC
02:13 Heavy snowfall low visibility
02:21 Car stuck on I-26
02:25 Low visibility with slow moving traffic on I-26
02:48 Semi stuck on guardrail median near Hendersonville, NC
02:57 Semi jack knifed on I-26 near Hendersonville, NC
03:16 Vehicle trying to gain traction I-26 near Hendersonville, NC
03:31 State Trooper assessing wreck on I-85 near Charlotte, NC
SID: Michael Gordon
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Traveling mercies to all of our essential Truck drivers trying to bring products all over the country 🙏💞
God bless and protect them all.
absolutely (former federal express courier) ..
I took Monday and Tuesday off
My prayers go to those truck drivers.
indeed, Marlene.
Thanks to all truckers, first responders, all those that help us be fed and safe in difficult situations. Bless you always.
I drive truck local but I live in Arizona so I don't have to do with much storm like this.
I pray that you all stay warm and make to your destination safely.
@@Perich29 well you’re for sure still part of that group. So, thank goodness for all that you do as well as the places you deliver to. 👍
@@Perich29 as long as you avoud flagstaff, az, you're good. I-40 gets it bad in northern arizona!!
Farmers?
I just want the take this moment to thank truck drivers. You have no idea how many times I've followed you and you've kept me safe!
Driving to protect others is so important. We can see things that cars can’t and loss of life to high a price to pay. If I can do something to prevent a bad situation it’s worth it
Yep!
We sure do appreciate a thanks here and there!!
A trucker saved me once from a car far ahead that was dead on the road. Had no idea. Kept signalling me to stay behind his rig. Always respect you guys no matter what..and I load trailers..FirstFleet trailers so. 😁. Godbless yall
❤️ yep if you see US slow down it’s a very good idea to play monkey see monkey do! We have a better vantage point and can see further ahead to know what’s going on.
This is the way I like to see snow sitting at home looking out the window
Yeah.... im stuck in it been sitting for hrs .... I was just saying that on my sofa last week
Amen
@@Jerry823Coates woah 😢😢
@@dwjoseph59 yea... I just got to a room and it's 10:57 at night... truck wouldn't start at all to even keep warm .... broke down around 4:30 about a exit from the pilot in Statesville in Charlotte
@@Jerry823Coates damn, glad that you're in a warm place where you can get a good night's rest. That kinda consistent cold in a truck that won't start is rough!! I was in lufkin, tx yesterday; no snow, ice or rain; but the wind was blowing all day & night and it ended up feeling like 18 degrees. It was cold, i didn't want to wake up in that truck.
People don't listen very well when they are told to stay home and not travel
Was just thinking this. That’s a lot of “essential” travel 🙄and the foolish ones are the ones who will be whining on the side of the road or yelling about the conditions.
476233 Sorry to inform you people still go to Work!
@@nathanrogers5277 I would consider that essential in most cases… I just mean there are still going to be people who drive when they don’t have to.
@@nathanrogers5277 Ops, This is so bad !
A lot of them are truckers just trying to do their job.
Everyone pray for those on the roads.ESPECIALLY OUR WONDERFUL TRUCK DRIVERS and all who serve them along their journey❤
some people can't even drive when the roads are clear, what makes you think they can drive better when there are snow and ice
🤣🤣👍
And what makes you mad KT is them idiots( the ones that can't drive) have got to go out and try to drive in the freakin snow!
Hush Karen! We do our best!! 🙅🏾♀️
I am a lifetime trucker ... I love the look of beautiful white snow .... but I am just getting too damn old to throw iron anymore ... I keep trying ... but what used to take me 30 minutes for a set of chains now takes me 60...I have now determined this will be my last winter of throwing iron ...
Thank you for your service to our nation. If I had better nerves and mechanical skills I think it would be such an interesting job. But still such a challenge and sacrifice. Have you thought about trying to get an apprentice or becoming a trainer? I know there are still kids out there who love the freedom of the open road and are willing to learn. Take care.
What will you throw going forward?
@@guymann4016 I am seriously thinking of selling my home and buying a boat to live on.... I live alone now... And I feel it will be a beautiful way to see the rest of the world in my last remaining days....
I have always been of the opinion that if I have to throw iron I need to park. nowadays I prefer to park early because to many people out there who don't slow down and scare me to death because they are driving there clocks and not their trucks.
@@stevenkern5659 I feel you Steven ... The ELB's and lack of work ethics have made the road nothing but a dander spot these days ...
Truckers are North America's back bone ! 👍🍺
In Canada, we don't film someone stuck, we push them out.
Welcome to America!
So great in your mind Canadian!
@@bertimus7031 this offends you? Then stay in your vehicle and film.
We call the national guard with a 6 wheel drive Unimog to get us out and a crane made to lift 50 tons for a 2,000 pound auto at best. And we stand n watch while drinking our hot CoCo!
@@markeves8949 My money says Bert also ran out of TP during the early pandemic days and instead of learning what else he could use, he just made a video to whindge about it. Amazes me how some folk think grabbing video on a cell phone is "helping".
I hope everyone is okay down there. Snow is not easy to drive on when people aren’t used to it. And driving in a blizzard is scary no matter who you are.
My hope is that every 4-wheeler adds the word "shovel" to their english vocabulary in 2022. Stay safe.
Thank you. We don't have the road equipment that a lot of places have because we rarely get snow. In Charlotte, there is a lot of ice. I live about 35 miles away and we have mostly snow with sleet mixed in. It is beautiful, but I'm staying inside and enjoying it from the window with my coffee and donuts.
And it's usually more icy than just snowy in the south. Makes for worse hazardly conditions.
If u live in a Northern State...hey its Normal...ain't shh...Jys pay them Dann bill s and relax
Meh... normal operating procedure where I am at. We're fittin get 2 feet over the next two days. All I did to prepare was load extra firewood in to the basement, dig out the snow shoes and tune up the Polaris.
Prayers to Everyone and Anyone Especially OUR Truckers That Bring US Food For Our Tables God Keep You Safe .
There has been plenty of warning about this storm. Please stay home. Do not put yourself and others in danger. Stay home. Prayers to making it home safe.
We truckers don’t get the option to “stay home” neither do plow drivers, or emergency personnel. I agree with the sentiment here it’s just not plausible for everyone ❤️
I feel for all these people that have to travel and work in these conditions and thank you for all the hard work you do.
To all the men and women out there Thank's for keeping the roads safe and to all the Truckers Thank's for all you do stay safe out there i know from experience it's not easy doing what ya all do. Peace.
You all knew it was coming! If you don't know how to drive in it or if you don't have the correct tires and/or vehicle...stay at home!!!! Good grief!
Sharleem, I agree! Is there any reason to be on the road in these conditions and risk your life? 🤷♀️
God bless all you truck drivers, law enforcement, EMT, helpful personnel
This is so scary. You can hear the ice falling. I pray everyone is safe. I don’t understand why people are out & about in this weather if they don’t have to be or with the wrong type of vehicle?
Wrong type of tires. Doesn't matter how big vehicle you use but it will slide around in snow and ice without winter / studded tires.
The roads should be treated!
@@charleyb8423 I was in SC Thursday and they were retreating the roads and most roads back to Ohio were treated. But if it rains first a lot of it gets washed away
Exactly I've been seeing cars getting stuck trying to leave out of my apartment, very small vehicles like my little Kia Rio only the big trucks are successful in getting out of my apartment without any problems. Therefore I just feel like people that really don't have anywhere extremely important to go should just stay TF at home today, and tonight.
The only right vehicle is a plow truck! AND NOT all the time...
Most of you people down south really need to stay off of the road. Your state doesn't have the kind of equipment or salt and sand/ beet juice to spray on the roads to deal with weather like this stay indoors stay off the roads.
I live in Florida. Most people here can’t drive on a good day let alone if it’s raining/storming. A few years ago we had some freezing rain. I was off the roads 12 hours before it started. Didn’t even want to take a chance the way people here drive 😆 I was surprised though we had so few people on the roads and so few accidents. People seemed to actually listen for the most part.
Ice is more dangerous than snow
It's not like people aren't warned about weather lol
I live a couple hours away and they had been warning us for days it was coming.
Some ppl must've not gotten the memo.
Watch out for Black ice ,if it around 30 degrees be careful
32-29 is actually the danger zone for road temperatures. At 28 the ice forms crystals on top and gives a better (not dry road but better) grip with the tires. At 33 degrees you’re close to the freezing point but generally it’s spray back from the tires still.
I live in a tropical country and dreaming of a country that has snow. Now I realized how hard and depressing to live in there. Sending virtual warm hugs to all of you!!!
Gotta love your name lol that's awesome 😁😁😁
Some people can't drive in there conditions ' Those people should stay at home.
I don't know, in my experience, a lot of times it is the people that think they can drive in those conditions that end up being the problem.
In those conditions it is best to just stay home and let the clean-up crews do their job.
i drove for30yrs,i some times went to the north west,that some times got a little harry in the winter,especially on snow &ice,i didnt chain-up not one time,when it got to the point where you had to,i was lucky to find a truck-stop,there's where i would camp out until the weathere cleared up,saw alot of trucks jack-knifed,by not getting off the interstate,some of the drivers would call the ones that did get off,all kinds of names,they were the ones that wrecked,i said if mother nature put it(snow-ice)here,she can also take it away,its better&cheaper to be a few days late,than being in a median on your side turned up-side down,hope all you drivers are safe& drop your loads on time,also stay warm🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
If you are a trk driver that drives for a company that wants you to run when there's bad road conditions, you better find yourself another company its not worth it to risk your life and others. It's better late and safe than not making it at all.
Lol before I started my company I used to tell dispatch they have 2 options-1 scattered across the highway paying my medical bills plus accident costs and a claim or 2 call the brokers and reschedule for when it’s safe to move again. My guys ALL know if they’re not comfortable driving in it to call me after they park it so I can keep everyone in the loop. Absolutely no such thing as a load that can’t be rescheduled for when it’s safer to proceed and that includes medications! It’s not worth risking my guys lives for freight
Few people in that part of the country have snow/ice driving experience which makes it even worse. Minnesota was too cold too long for me so I moved to Arizona years ago. Now in the Philippines. Stay safe all!
They call it minnesnowta this time of year for good reason.
U stay safe in Cebu City too, Rod. The wife is from Lorega but were here in Lincolnton NC😁
Why can't people just stay home
Because they are stupid..
i used to live in NY where we'd get a decent amount of snow in the winters, so i had blast drifting my truck around. Hopefully everyone made it home safe and thankful for everyone out there cleaning the roads and the truckers delivering our goods.
Thanks all your help people out there ❤👍🌹
My nephew just moved to Charlotte from Northern Michigan for nicer weather I guess that didn't workout to well.
Guess nit😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 At least it's only for a day or so;)
It is supposed to get down to 15 degrees tomorrow night where I live which is about 35 miles from Charlotte. Saturday night is supposed to get to 11 degrees. That is cold for us.
@@joyr36 too cold
In my neck of the woods, Ames Iowa, we got a solid 10". In-town roads still aren't clear a day later. You plow drivers are amazing!
And the worst part is it's so cold, that the stuff won't fully melt anytime soon
@@dwjoseph59 Im not sure about NC weather trends but I'd bet Iowa will get another snow pounding before winter is over.
@@thehorseman1806 definitely
@@dwjoseph59 Sometimes it's better if it doesn't melt because that just turns back into ice again. A hard packed frozen surface provides good traction. and will, eventually, wear away.
I am in Montreal, we are used to snow, we are used to drive in those conditions and I would never even try to drive that without snow tires.
It's the law in Québec as well haha
One of my many jobs in life was a truck driver.. I ALWAYS had enough food for a week, blankets, candles, coleman stove and a snowmobile suit. Plan ahead, be prepared keep safe and stay alive
What a nightmare!! I’ve been in a few storms like this up here some years back. Like I said, What a nightmare!!
Truckers are the backbone of the country. GOD BLESS you guys and girls
I really wanna see the 8x8 pull some Tractor-trailers up the hill.
Please be safe out there, everyone! God 🙏 bless you all!
There is a reason why truck drivers need to drive for safety not for the load. Why risk your life to deliver a load that isnt going to get there safely? Take care of yourselves and park until it’s safe. It’s not worth dying for. I’ve been driving a long time and stop whenever I feel unsafe. I’ve been in too many dangerous situations to take unnecessary risks
Just one of 9 more reasons dispatchers should have a CDL and be required to pull loads at least once a month. It's easy to tell someone to do a job, harder when it's you doing it ...
It got bad quickly here. We don't have the infrastructure to deal with large amounts of wintry weather since it's so rare we actually get any so when we do it's a cluster.
If you are driving a front wheel drive car and you can't get up a hill going forward turn around and go up backwards , and if you got friends ask them to sit on the hood for more weight and traction !
or stay home!
That is the reason to switch from all-season tires, to the new 'ALL-WEATHER' tires the next time you need a new set of tires. They are halfway between all-season and winter tires, but you can leave them on all year, even in the hotest of weather.
Driving in such conditions without dedicated snow tires IS simply asking for trouble. But hey, what the heck, right........??? You go, Carolina.
They don't get much snow. You probably can't find snow tired there. It's an issue with no immediate solution.
Why would you buy dedicated snow tires with you only get it once every 1-2 years?
LOAD UP THE KIDS HONEY. I GOT TO GO BUY SOME BEER, CIGARETTES, AND A LOTTERY TICKET.
😂
most dont read the memo about this storm coming
You expect that here in 🇨🇦 but not in NC...stay safe!
It snows in Western NC on a regular basis, but not that much in Charlotte.
If only we had a way to predict weather ....
When people are told to stay off the roads that is exactly what they mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I live in Charlotte, not outside the perimeter and our highways did not look like that. Maybe North of Charlotte on 85.
Wow, I live in MA, I know all to well what its like to drive in this slippery stuff, horrible, I see some vehicles on here going way too fast,they have to realize that whrn thry put thrir brakes on, theyre not going to stop, its going to make them spin out of control. Please be careful out there, stay safe.💕
Yeah it's bad... it's bad here in Madison County NC "Marshall NC" deep snow on the mountains iced roads n 90% of the roads are completely covered In ice n deep snow it's Hella bad here in nc
Had to drive in a similar mess today.
Another "thank you" from my employer
Bad weather rarely slows trains.
I like the snow, as long as I don't have to drive in it. I'm in se Ohio. We are getting it tonight. But we don't usually get much snow here. I don't mind it. Was hoping for some at Christmas. A winter wonderland is beautiful to see.
This is what we had yesterday. But Y'all got hit harder. Stay safe
Are chains on tyres still used these days. I remember my Father fitting them here in Australia to go to the snow fields NSW?
Nice to see the Oshkosh M984A4 wrecker out there on the highway. Fun times driving and operating it.
Western NY getting 3" per hour. Winds picking up. Nasty 🥶❄️
Praying for everyone's safety
us folk from the north west take it for granted that folks will slow down when snowy conditions occur. to me it is a no-brainer.
Have you ever seen Seattle drivers doing it in the snow? Enough to make Flo cry
Did these people not see the forecast or hear any of the many warnings?
Honestly we never get much of anything ever, got fooled this time lol.
I'm curious. This storm has been advertised for about 4 or 5 days now. Most of these people don't know how to drive in bad snow. Why are they even out in this now? They should have been better prepared and OFF the streets by now.. That's what common sense would tell you. I'm from up north, been driving for over 50 years, seen plenty of blizzards and I cant for the life of me figure out why people put themselves or others in harms way.
People know how to drive in snow but the ice...
This type of snow would jam up people most anywhere else.
I was in Charlotte NC last Thursday. so glad I'm in California 🙏 😎
@StormChasingVideo:
What vehicle do you drive and does it have some proper winter tyres? Thank you!
Wow, Charlotte is at the top of my list for relocation when I leave Indiana. I thought I did my research but this is the kind of weather I'm ready to get away from. 🧘🏾♀️🌬🕯🌬 sending good vibes, positive energy and safety to them all
Ms. Ellison, this doesn't happen very often. My mother-in-law lives about 30 mins. outside of Charlotte and she says they do get mild storms - 1 to 3 inches here and there or a little ice that stops traffic for a day. Storms like this maybe 1 in 5 years or so. The fact that there is another storm coming this next weekend is a double whammy and something not often seen. The snow/ice doesn't stick around. Usually the temp warms up and melts whatever is dropped within a day or so. Good luck with wherever you choose to make your new home.
I live here in Charlotte. Trust me most of our winters are very mild. It's rare that we get snow in these parts. And it only lasts for about 3 days...
Doesn't look so bad to me but then again I'm from Buffalo, NY
It's an icy snow
GO BILLS!
This looks like common winter snowfall condition in here finland. None of these drivers know how to drive in snow probably and are driving with summer tires on top of that, a terrible combination.
Ice was involved with the snow. Round two is tonight.
@@tammyferguson2707 yep, that's why I turned around and went back home on my way to work.. I get off at 3:30 am and was like f this
That’s crazy you’re only about four hours away I’m here in Jacksonville North Carolina with sunny clear weather.
If you must drive bring kitty litter the cheap kind. It provides great traction. Brink a blanket and a candle in a glass holder. It will literally save you from freezing to death. Keep your phone water and snacks in the car over winter.
If you don't have to be on the road dont go out let plows do their job without worrying other vehicles.
What a nightmare! I feel so bad for these people.
That’s the kind of weather we usually have in northern Michigan but we barely got anything yet, thankfully
My nephew used to drive cross country and mostly along the East coast..Oh my goodness!
Did that OshKosh get stuck?
That is some tough sledding
There really are times you have no business being in that kind of weather...even if being on the road is what you do.
I live near Greensboro NC and it was crazy.
I remember that there was like 7 inches it was crazy
Funny, how the States knows these winter blasts are coming, YET they never seem to have enough salt & sand to put down on the roads. Then you have that 1 driver who thinks they are the best & safest driver out there, who ends up looking at their phones & causes major back ups.
This storm in particular hit many areas in the south that have VERY little snow removal equipment or salt/sand/crushed rock. Georgia gets some very light snow, nothing like this storm. It doesn’t have to be looking at a phone to cause a chain reaction of bad juju either- a split second look down for a drink or change the radio station has the same results.
Here in Canada we have winter tires on. Its way easygoing if you're used to it. And drive safely.
Wow, I'm just three hours north of Charlotte and we only got a dusting of snow.
I'm two hours west and we got six inches. Funny 🌎
Please stay home and safe 🙏
Is this today? Sunday?
Marry Christmas 🎄
Why did anybody have to travel in snow. Why not leave a day early if your going home.. or shop before it starts.
I agree unless it is an essential job like a hospital or nursing home.
I personally plan on gig working the local roads early in New York when it hits but the moment I feel unsafe and when the roads start to get busy I shall stop.
How much they get a inch?
Do they use Mag-Chloride in NC the way they do in Colorado, WY, Idaho Montana, Utah, CA, OR, NV And WA states to salt the roads. Its better than just salt.
You can just write MgCl rather than "mag chloride"
What makes me laugh is when 4 wheels or all wheels drivers think they can make fun of others and they end up in the ditch. Some of them have no respect for small car drivers.
We got 14 inches of snow friday where I work in Colorado. I drove home at much slower speeds and with snow tires and 4 wheel drive it wasn't a big deal. We are used to though averaging 200 plus inches per year snowfall!
We rarely get snow and ice so we don't have the road equipment a lot of places have. Today's snow in Charlotte is an icy snow. When we have a dry snow, the road conditions are usually a lot better.
colorado hahhah new york state and east coast gets it nasty and damp icy NOT the same
@@atomicfusionvideo True enough! We did get 96 inches of snow in 3 1/2 days however in 2003. Usually a dry snow but often after warm weather so the roads are a sheet of ice under the snow!
How many inches?
They must have sent all the plow trucks to Charlotte because here in the foothills, our roads are covered and packed down and icy
Context. Everyone knew it was coming. Yes, the DOT has been working non stop to salt and scrape. No, you can't drive in almost a foot of snow.
I moved to N.C. and they simply don't plow the roads nor know how to drive in the snow....
Let's go. It's a ski day!
Unknown told them to stay off the interstate. Hahaha 😂
I watched this morning and thought it wasn't that bad!
That’s real dangerous
WOW 😮 THATS NORTH CAROLINA, WELL AT LEAST IT GETS WARM SOON AFTER
Speed and distance, speed and distance,
Why are the small cars even out on the road, they have been talking about this storm coming across the United States for weeks. How did you miss the memo?
Fill up the tank and find a place to park it until the road crews clean that mess up a little. Gotta be a greezy spoon nearby to kill a few hours and sleep a few hours in the car.