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Insane blizzard slams California - Strands hundreds on Donner Pass Atmospheric River D2 - 4k

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2024 ж. 1 Нау.
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One of the most intense #blizzards I have been in anywhere in the country slammed #California for multiple days. Interstate 80 was turned into a parking lot stranding hundreds with intense winds with heavy blowing snow. Semi trucks littered the road as CHP and CalTrans tried to get everyone unstuck on Donner Pass. Earlier in the day white out conditions and heavy #snow caused motorists to get stuck all over the pass. We pulled out many vehicles vehicles. Plows worked overtime trying to keep up as feet of snow fell. Winds were well over 100mph on the pass at times.
This #atmosphericriver was by far the most intense of #2024 creating incredible #video
Thanks to @JonathanPetramala for helping shoot all of this amazing content. Please check out his page for immersive storytelling from the event.
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    @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

    • Love your content 😊 thank you 😁

      @thats_right_mofo@thats_right_mofo2 ай бұрын

    • Be careful out there folks.

      @robc.5745@robc.57452 ай бұрын

    • I think the truckers at least thought chaining up would work. Surely NOT. At least they have a cab to stay warm, etc. But the passenger cars have NO business there!!! So they have to run fuel to stay warm, no food or toilet!! WTH is wrong with these idiots!! 😮😮😮

      @Goldie4866@Goldie48662 ай бұрын

    • Oof. The state snowplow/grader towing the semi says it all.

      @alaskabarb8089@alaskabarb80892 ай бұрын

    • man, i used to drive a semi over that route and ive never seen it that bad.

      @moedark4390@moedark43902 ай бұрын

  • Everyone should have known about this blizzard, why would they even think it was OK to go up there? And the trucking industry should never have put their drivers in harms way.

    @kathleengeiser6956@kathleengeiser69562 ай бұрын

    • The trucks are what ticks me off the most here. Not only are they more likely to get stuck, but once they are they are much more difficult to get moving again. As far as regular passengers they should have no less than awd/4wd with snow tires on every wheel. Tires chains can malfunction. They should also have experience driving uphill in deep snow, I don't care about how much snow you get in the midwest with ZERO hills to navigate, they change the game quite a bit. EDIT: I didn't mean don't use chains also, but I don't trust only using them on a car that is otherwise no good in the snow.

      @DigitalHaze65536@DigitalHaze655362 ай бұрын

    • Agreed, trucking companies & even private operators should be fined heavily if they are on the road. Get your employee a room, tell them to sit it out and you will cover them until it is over.

      @efpwdude@efpwdude2 ай бұрын

    • So, a little fun fact, drivers are absolutely in control of shutting down if conditions are bad and there's nothing a company could do about it. Even if the company retaliates, which they're not allowed to do, the driver can sue the company. The FMCSA rule book clearly states that a driver can shut down in bad weather and there's nothing the company can do about it.​@@efpwdude

      @djwilson48625@djwilson486252 ай бұрын

    • @@DigitalHaze65536Traffic should have been stopped at Auburn California which is elevation 1,234. Forty five years driving in Colorado has taught me lessons in driving on snow covered roads. Studded and sipped tires help. Winter tires help. The two most important factors are slow down and always keep your momentum. In my big rig I chain all 8 drive tires. My preferred strategy is stay home or park in Denver until the road is plowed. Psychologically the best strategy is be humble and realize nature is in control- not you. Hope you are well and safe. Good comment.

      @rayray4192@rayray41922 ай бұрын

    • @@rayray4192 Thank you. I'm just in the hills of Pennsylvania but I'm over 50 years old so I've seen the worst of what we get. A 500' vertical hill (900'asl) is nothing compared to out west, but it's enough to teach how to drive up a hill. They do a terrible job of plowing so I've had to drive a few miles up with 8-12" of snow on the road, you can "get by" with awd with all season tires here, but if you have to stop you will get stuck. I managed to get it going again on my own but I'm getting too old for that stress, I have a 4wd 4Runner with snow rated tires now. I've always driven slow when conditions are bad, even if you can go you have to be able to stop for something unexpected. Our guard rail is dented 100% of the way from cars smacking into it lol.

      @DigitalHaze65536@DigitalHaze655362 ай бұрын

  • 10+ feet of snow predicted in the mountains. Honey, lets take the kids up to the ski lodge in our Tesla 3. We should be fine.

    @Osmonic74@Osmonic742 ай бұрын

    • Looks like it's sitting there dead. Hope everyone brought provisions ya know sleeping bags, heaters, food, water. Should always have supplies while traveling, no matter what time of year.

      @hycoperosity5843@hycoperosity58432 ай бұрын

    • When I went 2 years ago it was worse than this and the Tesla 3s I saw were going on snow like nothing

      @lixsajoe@lixsajoe2 ай бұрын

    • Yup. Dumb dumbs.

      @TheHappinessOfThePursuit@TheHappinessOfThePursuit2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@lixsajoe yup honestly the vehicle barley matters compared to the tires. Tesla or any other awd car with blizzaks or hakkapeliittas will run rings around the most lifted 4x4 with MT or even 3pmsf AT tires on a hillclimb road. The big aggressive blocks on at and mt tires that work great on mud are actually not very helpful on snow and ice.

      @memememine1@memememine12 ай бұрын

    • 😂 right!

      @JustDoingChelle@JustDoingChelle2 ай бұрын

  • Trying to bobtail over Donnor Pass when you know theres a blizzard warning is a special kind of dumb.

    @71torinoman@71torinoman2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@user-ud6ri7qg5bConsidering Donner Pass is named after the Donner party, a group of settlers that wound up turning to cannibalism after being trapped due to severe blizzard conditions and exhausting supplies, I would think avoidance would be prudent with any chance of severe weather.

      @anonymous.3458@anonymous.34582 ай бұрын

    • ​@@user-ud6ri7qg5bI wish we had something that could tell us that weather ahead of time

      @MiggerPlease@MiggerPlease2 ай бұрын

    • @@user-ud6ri7qg5bI live in Washington 11 miles from the Canadian border. This blizzard was predicted a week ago. I don’t own a tv I use the internet for weather, news and entertainment 😊

      @missy2244@missy22442 ай бұрын

    • Great weather video!!! ❤😊❤

      @missy2244@missy22442 ай бұрын

    • @@user-ud6ri7qg5b This was one of the most majestically accurate forecasts in recent history.

      @jcarry5214@jcarry52142 ай бұрын

  • Here's the thing. When the Weatherman says its gonna Snow TEN FEET in the Sierras, you DO NOT try to go over Donner Summit for ANY reason.I lived in Truckee for several years and used to assist a Tow Truck driver on Donner Summit back in the 80s. One time we stayed on the Summit for 48 hours straight during a bad storm. I have some wild stories I could tell you but not enough room here to tell them.

    @georgespalding7640@georgespalding76402 ай бұрын

    • @@sheilaharrison8547 Maybe someday I will.👍👍

      @georgespalding7640@georgespalding76402 ай бұрын

    • This would be the kind of book I would buy at the gas station in the area...this and ghost stories.

      @dnorth9386@dnorth93862 ай бұрын

    • I feel sorry for the Trucker’s. It’s their job to drive, but not in this kind of weather. I really don’t understand the cars. Insane.

      @coreymichelle408@coreymichelle4082 ай бұрын

    • @@georgespalding7640 You ought to do that.

      @carolesmith4864@carolesmith48642 ай бұрын

    • The packies go anyway- and get stuck

      @big_red_machine3547@big_red_machine35472 ай бұрын

  • With all the warnings that this storm was coming, why are there so many morons out on the road? Being stranded would be a nightmare. 😢

    @joanfraser6500@joanfraser65002 ай бұрын

    • You have to remember what state this is filmed in...

      @ericktucker9460@ericktucker94602 ай бұрын

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      @vickieflowers-williams9691@vickieflowers-williams96912 ай бұрын

    • possibly need ten days of rations if on top of pass...

      @scott-gy6fe@scott-gy6fe2 ай бұрын

    • Skiers gotta be the first one to lay tracks on fresh powder!

      @ThisGuyRides@ThisGuyRides2 ай бұрын

    • Remember the Donner party. Things have not changed much.

      @lauraschmitz4730@lauraschmitz47302 ай бұрын

  • They were warned and so many road workers and emergency personnel have to risk their lives for them. Wretched and selfish.

    @serawasnever2902@serawasnever29022 ай бұрын

    • Yes, idiots. I would let them know. They are on their own.

      @outlaw4a@outlaw4a2 ай бұрын

    • a lot of people work in hospitals, care facilities, mail facilities, law enforcement, and local/federal government operations. their work doesn't pause for weather.

      @eyeseverywhere8246@eyeseverywhere82462 ай бұрын

    • @@eyeseverywhere8246 nature is in control no matter your job.

      @rayray4192@rayray41922 ай бұрын

    • ​@eyeseverywhere8246 they don't drive teslas that get stuck and stranded blocking the road. We drive 4x4s with studded tires and could drive through 3 feet of powder and we live up here and are used to it. These people are hopeless.

      @Channel-io1di@Channel-io1di2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@rayray4192 HAARP and Nexrad is in control.

      @DontStepInTheGrease@DontStepInTheGrease2 ай бұрын

  • excellent raw footage, no annoying background music. thanks!

    @Modern_Nostalgia@Modern_Nostalgia2 ай бұрын

    • Thank you and thanks for watching.

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

    • @@WxChasing some of this footage is from Jonathan petralamas channel am I wrong?

      @GLo1991@GLo19912 ай бұрын

    • Or narrator!

      @chiefsnarlsnortz1610@chiefsnarlsnortz16102 ай бұрын

    • Yes, Jonathan petramala and I work together. We end up using some if the same shots but try to make sure our channels are still quite different.

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

    • @@WxChasing good stuff

      @GLo1991@GLo19912 ай бұрын

  • If you are one of the ones who get/got stuck in this, it's on you. You knew a good 36 hrs beforehand that this was coming. Darwin award to all of you.

    @SuperLooneyrooney@SuperLooneyrooney2 ай бұрын

    • For real 😂

      @9sheri9@9sheri92 ай бұрын

  • If there were a warning about a tidal wave - these people would line the shores, waiting to see it.

    @jamesmancusi6747@jamesmancusi67472 ай бұрын

    • No doubt, while filming it for the "Gram". 😂🤡

      @newenglandcoast7121@newenglandcoast71212 ай бұрын

    • Hey, I lived in California on the strand (Cornado), and people got coolers and lounge chairs to have a party on the beach, to watch the tiddle wave come in. I evacuated to higher ground and fortunately for the idiots it did not happen but was out in the ocean. Back in the early 80's after Alaska had an earth quack. People need protected from themselves. In Florida people have hurricane parties, with kids. Get drunk and party during it. Sad world we live in sometimes.

      @leem200@leem2002 ай бұрын

    • ​@@leem200 I got drunk during Irma and Ian but that's only because I work in a hospital and have to stay. Trust me, getting drunk makes it go by faster.

      @markwilliams2620@markwilliams26202 ай бұрын

    • LOL so true and so funny

      @karinjudd1442@karinjudd14422 ай бұрын

    • Now that's funny, but true

      @BossDillman-ue1mx@BossDillman-ue1mx2 ай бұрын

  • It really puts into perspective the nightmare the Donner party went through in that area. Imagine traveling in covered wagons, without benefit of plows, emergency vehicles, lights, heat etc.

    @newenglandcoast7121@newenglandcoast71212 ай бұрын

    • Agree , it just blows my mind the determination,grit, and faith they must of had to perserve in those conditions .

      @82566@825662 ай бұрын

    • Yup!

      @mariegriffin7966@mariegriffin79662 ай бұрын

    • And they had no fancy water proof clothing or high tech footwear, and they were basically breaking trail as they proceeded along, moving rocks,trees and brush in their paths. 98.9% of our soft society wouldn’t have lasted a day back then.

      @shawnmann9491@shawnmann94912 ай бұрын

    • ​@@shawnmann9491 maybe. But they weren't required to go. (The Donner-Reed party)

      @cindys9491@cindys94912 ай бұрын

    • Well at least they won't have to worry about running out of food.

      @carlosvillanueva8530@carlosvillanueva85302 ай бұрын

  • A huge Thank You to CHP and CalTrans for all your heroic efforts and hard work getting all these people out! I cannot believe how many people actually thought it was a good idea to go through Donner Pass when a blizzard was forcast!

    @Molly_W@Molly_W2 ай бұрын

  • Here in Norway, they usually close the main roads over the mountains between east and west when a blizzard is expected.

    @andyr8812@andyr88122 ай бұрын

    • Here in the States, we are really, really stupid. Really.

      @9sheri9@9sheri92 ай бұрын

    • This is a stupid country

      @roseannbarks9327@roseannbarks93272 ай бұрын

    • 😂 so true😂

      @pattyyehle5589@pattyyehle55892 ай бұрын

    • Present day California is completely mismanaged by idiots who are pretending to be competent.

      @airmark02@airmark022 ай бұрын

    • Here, people will think their right to be dumb is violated. Freedom of stupidity is so important here.

      @dankim561@dankim5612 ай бұрын

  • As a person who lived in that area for over 23 years, it never ceases to amaze me that CHP and Caltrans can't just close the road as soon as a Blizzard Warning is in effect. It would be easier to clear the roads if it were open to local traffic only as has been done in the past.

    @rngnv4551@rngnv45512 ай бұрын

    • I live in KS and they close road for less severe conditions. I hope and pray that people don't die up there.

      @arcticablue@arcticablue2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@arcticablueI wonder how long this is supposed to last?

      @mj-ls7qr8xp3n@mj-ls7qr8xp3n2 ай бұрын

    • Capitalism is the short answer.

      @Lisa_Mojica@Lisa_Mojica2 ай бұрын

    • Do you realize how much freight travels on Interstate 80?

      @seeharvester@seeharvester2 ай бұрын

    • @@seeharvester Do you realize how much freight is NOT moving through Donnor Pass on I80?

      @pinetree5489@pinetree54892 ай бұрын

  • Those people on Donner pass aren't stranded. They chose to take an adventure and found one!!

    @smalldollars@smalldollars2 ай бұрын

    • And are risking the lives of road workers in the process.

      @marylou6516@marylou65162 ай бұрын

    • 🤣

      @air4334@air43342 ай бұрын

  • It's simply amazing not a single person in this mess knew the weather was going to be bad. If we only had a way to get the message to the public, like some kind of broadcast or perhaps a portable wireless phone that could tell you or maybe even a company that would provide weather updates 24 hours a day. Maybe someday we'll have those things.

    @jeffdurall8353@jeffdurall83532 ай бұрын

  • The history of The Donner party and that Pass would have kept me away for sure. Hoping it doesn't end the same way as it did then!

    @jamesmclaughlin2813@jamesmclaughlin28132 ай бұрын

    • The trick is to not sit still.

      @artysanmobile@artysanmobile2 ай бұрын

    • 😂

      @cerebrumexcrement@cerebrumexcrement2 ай бұрын

    • That is exactly what I was thinking!

      @elmadixon8293@elmadixon82932 ай бұрын

    • Right?!

      @aspen6290@aspen62902 ай бұрын

  • Why are so many people out driving in this predicted brutal blizzard?

    @teresas8173@teresas81732 ай бұрын

    • Very good question! I would think the only ones out would be the truckers. If they have a load to take somewhere I guess they have no option but to try to make it through. All the others? I saw the prediction of this storm, and advisories for drivers not to drive through it days ago, and I'm thousands of miles away, so why did they chance traveling there?

      @gparsons320@gparsons3202 ай бұрын

    • They are crazy.

      @stlrfn3190@stlrfn31902 ай бұрын

    • "How bad could it be anyway?" to "I have places to be!" to "it will be fine..." people are amazing at telling themselves all sort of bs and believing it

      @rosen9425@rosen94252 ай бұрын

    • Today's generation of KaliFornians, they thought it was Miami Beach.

      @paradoxstudios6639@paradoxstudios66392 ай бұрын

    • ​@@gparsons320not true at all for the truckers. Most of them have the option to shut down instead of trying to get thru these situations. We have tire chains but not to get thru these situations but to get out of them. I can't speak for UPS, FedEx and those type of companies but the long haul drivers can shutdown before hand. Headed west we usually stop in the Reno/sparks area until the storm passes and the roads are clear. East bound we stop anywhere before 80 starts going up to Donner pass. All these big rigs ur seeing trying to continue on 80 and getting stuck in traffic, idk what to tell you. If it's me I'm parked at the Petro or TA in Reno and waiting it out. Their reasoning is probably that they have a delivery to make which is going be late anyways or they didn't know it was going to be this bad but it was forecasted days ahead of time. And some of them are just super truckers who aren't bigger than mother nature herself. And besides the hwy signs say the hwy is closed ahead so you can only go as far as the traffic jam.

      @thetexastrucker7934@thetexastrucker79342 ай бұрын

  • What person hears blizzard Donner Pass and *wants* to go?! Does anyone remember why it’s called Donner Pass?

    @UnderstandingDarkness@UnderstandingDarkness2 ай бұрын

    • kzhead.info/sun/a62Pj7KMloaOY68/bejne.html

      @slycat1939@slycat19392 ай бұрын

    • Yeah, when that group got stranded there, and the only takeout food available was Donner Kebabs.

      @shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin2 ай бұрын

    • Now that I think about it, what an insult too. 😂 Haha, we made it to gold country and we’re voluntarily coming back to ski. 🤦‍♀️

      @UnderstandingDarkness@UnderstandingDarkness2 ай бұрын

    • Considering the caliber of California schools. NO

      @fredsanford9224@fredsanford92242 ай бұрын

    • @@fredsanford9224 Real 💯 🤦‍♀️

      @UnderstandingDarkness@UnderstandingDarkness2 ай бұрын

  • I have been over Donner's Pass and I would never try to travel it in a snow storm like this.

    @jmorgan5252@jmorgan52522 ай бұрын

  • What were Califonians thinking? This is one of the worst snowstorms in Donner summit history 115MPH winds really!

    @extremehobbiest2619@extremehobbiest26192 ай бұрын

    • As forest sump would say: STUPID IS; AS STUPID DOES.

      @kerrryschultz2904@kerrryschultz29042 ай бұрын

    • Again. Flatlanders who don't know how to drive in the mountains --- or when NOT to drive in the mountains.

      @susanelizabeth2222@susanelizabeth22222 ай бұрын

    • Donner Summit & Donner Lake are still in Northern California. I'm sure at Stateline, NV., Boomtown, and Reno they were going through the same Blizzard! It was down into Southern California and Southern Nevada. Gusty winds over 120, rainy, and lots of snow. 😮 There's more to come. Grapevine, CA (Interstate 5) was probably going through the same thing as Donner Summit. It's the Biggest storm to hit the Entire State of California and Nevada! 😱🌀❄️☔️⛈️⛄️

      @maryw.5431@maryw.54312 ай бұрын

    • who says these are californians? most are long haul truckers and anyone could be in those small cars on their way to visit california.

      @cerebrumexcrement@cerebrumexcrement2 ай бұрын

    • @@maryw.5431 grapevine is fine. lol

      @cerebrumexcrement@cerebrumexcrement2 ай бұрын

  • Seriously people what were you thinking!

    @kimcoon5614@kimcoon56142 ай бұрын

    • No "thinking" was involved.

      @StarShine-Ranch@StarShine-Ranch2 ай бұрын

  • Stranded on Donner Pass you say? And that's when the cannibalism started!

    @mdog86@mdog862 ай бұрын

    • Not applicable when everyone is 50 lbs overweight. There lots of calories in fat.

      @dkoz8321@dkoz83212 ай бұрын

    • It was a last podcast on the left reference lol

      @mdog86@mdog862 ай бұрын

    • Irony at its best

      @elliebrown181@elliebrown1812 ай бұрын

    • 😂

      @Lightwalker298@Lightwalker2982 ай бұрын

    • In this case everyone would break into the semis & get the food inside.

      @Casitascrawlers@Casitascrawlers2 ай бұрын

  • That’s crazy. Single axle tractors attempting to pull tandem trailers over a pass leading into a forecasted blizzard.

    @Mrfixit434@Mrfixit4342 ай бұрын

    • CALDOT should ban tandem trailers, bobtails, and empty rigs before things get out of control. Every time I see one of these videos, I notice that the OTR trucks generally have chains on the outside tire of their duals - and they get stuck. The heavy duty tow trucks and snow plows that come to the rescue have chains on every single drive tire - and they get through.

      @evanstauffer4470@evanstauffer44702 ай бұрын

    • Correction: CalTrans.

      @evanstauffer4470@evanstauffer44702 ай бұрын

    • The law is on the books already single drive trucks can only pull one trailer & not over 30' in length!!

      @ruxoneto6560@ruxoneto65602 ай бұрын

  • Thank you truckers be safe take your time

    @omarzarate8674@omarzarate86742 ай бұрын

  • Strange that these people are all caught in this storm. I’m thousands of miles away and I knew about it and was quite surprised at the amount of snow being predicted. I certainly would have stayed home considering the the possibility of being stuck for hours or longer in a vehicle in bad weather.

    @Timberland1963@Timberland19632 ай бұрын

    • Life happens, forecasts change, not everyone is you.

      @flickwtchr@flickwtchr2 ай бұрын

    • Come on!!!! not everyone is as smart as us is what you meant to say. These people are idiots!

      @fredwilliams7893@fredwilliams78932 ай бұрын

    • @Timberland1963 - Dumb comment. The world in which most people live is dynamic - maybe your world is static.

      @lrvracer3515@lrvracer35152 ай бұрын

    • @@flickwtchr Nature has a way of eliminating the weak minded, ill prepared.

      @kerrryschultz2904@kerrryschultz29042 ай бұрын

    • @@user-ud6ri7qg5b donner pass is closed. these guys are stuck at the summit.

      @cerebrumexcrement@cerebrumexcrement2 ай бұрын

  • I always struggle to understand why people fail to take storm warnings seriously. Where did they think they were going? Even if the travel is work related it would have been possible to stop before they were stranded to get a motel.

    @hillbillyscholar8126@hillbillyscholar81262 ай бұрын

    • You can't fix dumb

      @user-mq9tl3wc9m@user-mq9tl3wc9m2 ай бұрын

    • Quite simple really, "You can't fix STUPID!" With ALL the warnings issued, they ALL should be left to figure it out on their own!!!"

      @waynetaylor8082@waynetaylor80822 ай бұрын

    • You know that thing, common sense? A lot of people have common stupidity…..

      @UnderstandingDarkness@UnderstandingDarkness2 ай бұрын

    • Watching this video and smh!

      @olenelewis2769@olenelewis27692 ай бұрын

    • Because people think they're ABOVE something happening to them; 'I can do what I want with no consequences' IDIOTS

      @maryannegunter115@maryannegunter1152 ай бұрын

  • Very good news for California indeed. California needed these snow to fill their lakes.

    @houamoua9233@houamoua92332 ай бұрын

    • Newsome will just flush it out to sea to save a fish parasite.

      @dannyventure@dannyventure2 ай бұрын

  • People were warned for days to stay off the road. I understand commercial trucking having to drive. I was a trucker for 25 years, but they were talking 6 to 10 feet of snow, this was predictable. Why the CHP didn't close this road is asinine. God help everyone up there.

    @jerrymartin3965@jerrymartin39652 ай бұрын

    • theyll be fine. its not that scary.

      @cerebrumexcrement@cerebrumexcrement2 ай бұрын

  • I remembered back either 1994 or 95, I was stucked on Donner Pass about six miles away from Donner Ski resort with five other of my Air Force buddies. We were returning back to Travis AFB after spending a day skiing at Squaw Valley and the snow started come down thick and heavy. The traffic stopped and did not move for six hours. We didn't have hardly any food except for bagof pretzels, but we never complained. The snowfall finally slowed down and people were getting out of their cars having snow ball fights or just walk. We ourselves passed the time quoting lines and doing impressions from the movie "Full Metal Jacket". The drive home took 9 hours for what is normally a 2 hours drive. It was still a great day for us.

    @j.need4qlife483@j.need4qlife4832 ай бұрын

    • Amazing point of view

      @stayzha808@stayzha8082 ай бұрын

  • I’m 68 and have been driving since I was 16 and I’ve never seen so many cars and trucks stuck on flat ground with only a inch or 2 of snow on the ground are the new vehicles that unfit to drive I seen lots of them being towed out with one or more wheels locked and not turning. I’ve been thinking about trying to get a new vehicle for a while but after watching these and where there stuck I’m now thinking I’ll just keep my 96 Ford and my 1988 Jeep pickup they never had these problems driving anywhere ever

    @glenparker234@glenparker2342 ай бұрын

    • This is Subie country. AWD and some good sense & snow experience is what you need. Of course, _good sense_ means not going onto a notoriously difficult pass when you know a blizzard is coming. Still, if there was room to maneuver at all, I would have been creeping forward as long as there were breaks in the whiteout. If I was stuck, I would be very conservative about idling my engine trapped for who know how long. I always pack extra blankets and such in the car in case we get trapped in winter traffic. Best thing is to avoid it altogether.

      @brettany_renee_blatchley@brettany_renee_blatchley2 ай бұрын

    • ...Of course, I saw a Subie get towed-out (in this video), so the cars aren't magic. I've been out in snow plenty of times, bit I avoid. And I especially avoid ice on hilly roads: it doesn't matter how good you are, you can't stop a vehicle sliding down a hill unless you bury it in a snowbank.

      @brettany_renee_blatchley@brettany_renee_blatchley2 ай бұрын

    • @@brettany_renee_blatchley I noticed the Subie being towed also and wondered why since the snow did not look that deep. Ice underneath? I've been driving Subarus for close to 40 years and as long as the snow wasn't over the bumper so it had to be pushed, I've gotten through. But even chains weren't helping the trucks so there must have been ice.

      @MarkNF1@MarkNF12 ай бұрын

    • I was thinking the same thing!!!

      @user-qo7zp4pq6x@user-qo7zp4pq6x2 ай бұрын

  • Our Church Group was planning to go down to Klamath Falls from Portland this weekend. I started watching the weather last week. When I set up Severe Weather Reports from the National Weather Survey- I KNEW- beyond a shadow of doubt- that I WAS NOT going to mess with that! We cancelled- EVERYTHING. Hotels, rental car- Event. It’s NOT worth it.😮😏🤷🏾‍♀️

    @marilyntkeller@marilyntkeller2 ай бұрын

    • God bless you. Jesus saves

      @gregsimmons694@gregsimmons6942 ай бұрын

  • Why is it called Donner Pass again? 😂❄️💀

    @211Gus@211Gus2 ай бұрын

    • kzhead.info/sun/a62Pj7KMloaOY68/bejne.html

      @slycat1939@slycat19392 ай бұрын

    • ​@@augustwest1895CRINGE!😮😮😮

      @dianewilliams1125@dianewilliams11252 ай бұрын

    • In the 1800s a family named Donner went West, failed in use the designated route. The family was caught in a blizzard resulting in cannibalism. Some survived. Hence, Donner Pass.

      @emmabovary1228@emmabovary12282 ай бұрын

    • Cause they ate their friends for donner.

      @t0manderson571@t0manderson5712 ай бұрын

    • Cause sometimes it don't Donner on ya tell your there.

      @BossDillman-ue1mx@BossDillman-ue1mx2 ай бұрын

  • Wait, are you telling us that it's possible to get stranded at Donner Pass during a blizzard? Who could have ever predicted that?

    @SandDabs@SandDabs2 ай бұрын

    • There’s just no precedent. Hey, weren’t there two more in your party earlier when you were complaining about hunger pangs?

      @entropybentwhistle@entropybentwhistle2 ай бұрын

  • The Donner pass living up to its name.

    @richystar2001@richystar20012 ай бұрын

  • March coming in like a lion

    @teddtarr@teddtarr2 ай бұрын

    • More like a polar bear 😅

      @9sheri9@9sheri92 ай бұрын

  • How’s those ev’s doin in that mess?!!?Make all those trucks ev’s and have fun with that!

    @garyhundsrucker7771@garyhundsrucker77712 ай бұрын

  • Im a semi truck driver from Minneapolis and i had a load to Brisbane California so i have to take i80 up donners pass and ive never saw nothing like this my whole life. 12 feet of snow is unheard of and i thought it was fake news now im stuck seems like will be days before i can leave. Be careful u guys and if possible just dont travel until its safe

    @williereed4915@williereed49152 ай бұрын

    • God.bless you. Jesus saves

      @gregsimmons694@gregsimmons6942 ай бұрын

  • As a Canadian, sometimes you just need to just stay home!

    @TheGardenerNorth@TheGardenerNorth2 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for the video. I enjoy the scenery from home.

    @alavamayra@alavamayra2 ай бұрын

    • Glad you enjoyed it

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for your work, Brandon. This looks like an unfortunate mess! Good luck & be safe out there!

    @susanblackley7065@susanblackley70652 ай бұрын

  • I lived in Truckee, back in the 70's. Everyone knew not to bother with Donner Pass, when a storm was coming. There was no errand that important, that it couldn't wait. Just relax by the fire, and enjoy the fact that you're not trying to drive in it. In 6-12 hours, the storm would be done, and the road would be passable again (though likely slow and slushy). Wait 24 hours, and the road would be clear and dry.

    @travist.7279@travist.72792 ай бұрын

    • Born in Truckee. Hi from Mammoth. You know most of the people traveling over dinner are not locals right? And as I keep saying to people making snarky comments about Californians, it's an INTERSTATE!

      @nuitsnight@nuitsnight2 ай бұрын

    • Amen. God bless you. Jesus saves

      @gregsimmons694@gregsimmons6942 ай бұрын

  • After living not to far away from Donner Summit (120 miles, ) ,One lesson I learned the first winter ( Pine Grove) was when the snow is coming down like in the video (we had close to 5ft that winter) You hunkered down and stayed home. No questions asked. From the video, you could say for "obvious reasons".

    @jeffhartson9203@jeffhartson92032 ай бұрын

    • Amen. God bless you. Jesus saves

      @gregsimmons694@gregsimmons6942 ай бұрын

    • Endtimes. Alot of.people are not that smart or use common.sense anymore! God bless you. Jesus saves!

      @gregsimmons694@gregsimmons6942 ай бұрын

  • Thank you WX❤

    @juneyshu6197@juneyshu61972 ай бұрын

  • Increadible. Awesome to see how they manage this crazy deadly weather. Thanks for this awesome reporting.

    @rudolfkasanpawiro644@rudolfkasanpawiro6442 ай бұрын

  • Excellent reporting, right there with everyone. I love the 2 guys snow-shoing into the storm to enjoy it. Yeah, the wind. We had here in Utah, a lot of dust, gravel & small bushes whipping up onto the highways, pelting our cars. The rain & snow is coming in now, Saturday afternoon.

    @longlifeprinters9@longlifeprinters92 ай бұрын

    • Glad you enjoyed it longlife!

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

  • I lived right on Donner Lake. I'm going to post on my FB for people to get their Snowmobiles and go rescue people from their cars. They are never gonna get off that mountain

    @IzzyMic70@IzzyMic702 ай бұрын

    • You mean rescue People,,,, right?????

      @JustMe-gs9xi@JustMe-gs9xi2 ай бұрын

  • "But it's all-wheel drive!!!! 😢😢😢". Whatabunchamaroons!

    @markwilliams2620@markwilliams26202 ай бұрын

  • So scary!!!! I hope everyone made it out safely!

    @sbowenful@sbowenful2 ай бұрын

  • Can you imagine doing that with a covered wagon and a team of oxen? My GOD those people were brave.

    @notmyname3883@notmyname38832 ай бұрын

    • Yes they were!!!!

      @user-qo7zp4pq6x@user-qo7zp4pq6x2 ай бұрын

  • I subscribed. Love the content and quality! Thanks much!

    @WhiteOriginalChainRacks@WhiteOriginalChainRacks2 ай бұрын

    • Thanks for the sub!

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

  • I had a load to go towards Sacramento I'm glad my company postponed it for a couple of days

    @brandodooferman9378@brandodooferman93782 ай бұрын

  • I just subscribed. This is great, thank you

    @adrian42727@adrian427272 ай бұрын

  • I can only think about the Donner party, and what they must've gone through.

    @annmcclure8378@annmcclure83782 ай бұрын

  • Amazing how slippery it is. Even with full chains on all drive tires, still can't move.

    @DonTruman@DonTruman2 ай бұрын

  • Thanks!

    @irishfiregirrl@irishfiregirrl2 ай бұрын

    • Thank you Irishfiregirl!

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

  • As if the historical calamity of Donner Pass wasn't enough... 😮

    @SomeBuddy777@SomeBuddy7772 ай бұрын

  • People make bad choices sometimes. Let’s pray for their safety and the people working to get them through.

    @nancypalansky9093@nancypalansky90932 ай бұрын

  • Their all there for the next Donner dinner party!

    @stephenyoung2742@stephenyoung27422 ай бұрын

  • I was always amazed that no matter how bad the weather, dispatchers will send you out to deal with it.

    @glennryan9770@glennryan97702 ай бұрын

  • Nice video

    @trudybutcher6256@trudybutcher62562 ай бұрын

  • From 🇨🇦, enjoy

    @audmanhun8504@audmanhun85042 ай бұрын

  • It's not the blizzard that's insane, it's the drivers.

    @anjou6497@anjou64972 ай бұрын

  • Lol...if you know history, then Donner's Pass has no surprise weather. History is a great teacher.

    @MusicLovingFool1@MusicLovingFool12 ай бұрын

    • Yeah but you have all those who don't pay attention, and it repeats itself.

      @Hollandsemum2@Hollandsemum22 ай бұрын

    • For those attentive enough to learn. It is simply idiotic to be stranded up there with all the warnings.

      @alanmcneill2407@alanmcneill24072 ай бұрын

  • Love from Michigan. ❤ Weirdly it’s been like a big Fall for us. Stay safe and take care of each other.

    @SourGirl-jc3cr@SourGirl-jc3cr2 ай бұрын

  • Never stop

    @marytrafford8214@marytrafford82142 ай бұрын

  • The Donner Party II. Nothing better than remakes out of Cali!

    @beigenegress2979@beigenegress29792 ай бұрын

  • Wow!

    @TherapeuticDriving@TherapeuticDriving2 ай бұрын

  • I love Winter, my favorite time of year!!!!! A snowstorm, how beautiful!!!!! It's so peaceful..... Except on the roads... 🥶🥶❄️❄️❄️...

    @cynthiasmith4130@cynthiasmith41302 ай бұрын

    • My sentiments exactly!! Love snow!!❤

      @user-qo7zp4pq6x@user-qo7zp4pq6x2 ай бұрын

  • Is it really not allowed to have studded tires on your car in the winter time in the US? This pretty much looks like one of the winterstorms we get over here every year and if this is the new normal down south in the world I strongly recommend that that gets a good thinking over. It gets worse up her in the north of Europe too. This year we had it very cold, in some places north in Sweden round - 40 celcius.

    @BurninSven1@BurninSven12 ай бұрын

    • I used to use a set every year but seems the big storms are no longer hitting Ohio. Winters here are getting warmer and warmer.

      @leegalen8383@leegalen83832 ай бұрын

  • Always a great idea to knowingly travel into the Sierras when a massive storm is announced. I mean, US 80 is a big highway, so it'll be just fine......... At least that packet of cheese and crackers and the two cans of Sprite will see you through........

    @death2pc@death2pc2 ай бұрын

    • And no warm clothes, or extra fuel, and the Asian guy that seemed to have no idea about how to put the crappy set of chains on with his kid in the jumper seat in the rear, as he ran around with sneakers, not winter boots. Or the guy that needed a tow and was going to hook the tow strap to his mufflers. The democrate party should run them as candidate for their next presidential offering. About as smart as you know who!

      @kerrryschultz2904@kerrryschultz29042 ай бұрын

  • Wow that was GOOD footage of HWY 80 ..... Glad I'm not up there at Tahoe

    @davidtreichelpppj5304@davidtreichelpppj53042 ай бұрын

  • What a blizzard ❤

    @mastafa4517@mastafa45172 ай бұрын

  • I stay Home when I know it's going to get bad 😉

    @carolflann2927@carolflann29272 ай бұрын

  • California Dreaming

    @DFox-ud3gx@DFox-ud3gx2 ай бұрын

  • I'm not even there, and I feel terrified. Nothing is more powerful than the forces of nature.

    @donnaandrus2352@donnaandrus23522 ай бұрын

  • Watching this from the East Bay where we are getting a hecka buncha rain and I have been cold all day. Now I feel oh so much toastier!

    @Woodlawn22@Woodlawn222 ай бұрын

  • Love the coverage, but what on earh were they thinking?... I live in GA and I knew nobody should be on these roads geez

    @TeresaT-qq1oz@TeresaT-qq1oz2 ай бұрын

  • Let's think about this , Donner Pass , Donner party, Donner tragedy?

    @markrenton1093@markrenton10932 ай бұрын

  • THEY WANTED SNOW THEY GOT SNOW !!!!✝☦✝

    @Annunaki581@Annunaki5812 ай бұрын

  • This is when a smart driver/trucker finds a place to hunker down and wait instead of taking a chance!

    @richardstone5241@richardstone52412 ай бұрын

    • God bless you. Jesus saves

      @gregsimmons694@gregsimmons6942 ай бұрын

    • @@gregsimmons694 You bet! Jesus DOES save and He saved me!!!

      @richardstone5241@richardstone52412 ай бұрын

  • After watching this I've made up my mind. My next vehicle will be a 4x4 Ford pick up truck. Thanks for educating me.

    @kyungshim6483@kyungshim64832 ай бұрын

    • Will it be the new Ford Lighting...

      @iworkout6912@iworkout69122 ай бұрын

  • Great footage of the storm (as usual)! Footage of that kinetic recovery at 7:00 on that Excursion using a flat strap had me cringing a bit, not going to lie.

    @4122inc@4122inc2 ай бұрын

  • Thanks For Sharing, That's Crazy. Be Safe! > Toronto, Canada

    @AjemanChannel-il3ci@AjemanChannel-il3ci2 ай бұрын

  • HolyJesus

    @j5santos@j5santos2 ай бұрын

  • Well, this surely makes for a new exhibit at the Donner Pass Museum!

    @ddigiorgio8438@ddigiorgio84382 ай бұрын

  • Welcome to Minnesota

    @dingusdingus2152@dingusdingus21522 ай бұрын

  • there you go california, now you know how we feel in michigan

    @corruptduboiscountyindiana5058@corruptduboiscountyindiana50582 ай бұрын

  • Awesome footage, great resolution. What camera are you using?

    @user-UnMagico@user-UnMagico2 ай бұрын

  • Wonder how many electric cars are ornaments on the highway now...

    @thor82ak@thor82ak2 ай бұрын

  • Nice

    @kellybrooks536@kellybrooks5362 ай бұрын

  • Hopefully no one gets 'hungry' on the Donner Pass

    @scotthughes7440@scotthughes74402 ай бұрын

  • Why are they on the road? I lived there for fifteen years and have wondered what the heck were they thinking.? My goodness not even the plows are moving. Thank you so much for making this video.

    @cjbanksful@cjbanksful2 ай бұрын

  • Hello from Hawaii

    @Michael-yi4mc@Michael-yi4mc2 ай бұрын

  • Come to Saskatchewan Canada 🍁 and feel the blizzard

    @MwMartin76@MwMartin762 ай бұрын

  • Hello, who ever shot these videos must be a Navy Seal, beyond outstanding !🌧☃🎖🎖🎖🏆🏆🏆💪💞

    @mamajudah7269@mamajudah72692 ай бұрын

  • And here I am up in Ontario Canada where it's almost 50 degrees out. The weather's gone crazy!!

    @01Mary02@01Mary022 ай бұрын

  • great footage, thank you for uploading

    @talon1313@talon13132 ай бұрын

    • Thank you for watching.

      @WxChasing@WxChasing2 ай бұрын

  • Those huge snow plows with snow blowers on top are awesome. First time I’ve seen them. Were they built for mountain storms?

    @margaretford1011@margaretford10112 ай бұрын

    • They've been in use in North Lake Tahoe area for a long time; came in handy for the storm of the decade in Dec.'96.

      @marymacdonald2379@marymacdonald23792 ай бұрын

    • @@marymacdonald2379 I can see how handy they would be with deep snow on country roads. Thanks for responding!

      @margaretford1011@margaretford10112 ай бұрын

  • Lovely end times special 😮

    @Micheles_Ministries@Micheles_Ministries2 ай бұрын
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