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A heavy wet snow of 8.5" (measured @ 10:13AM in Grand Island) has caused numerous large tree limbs to come down across town. Video shows people trying to dig out from the heavy wet that started falling over night as snow plows worked to clear the roads.

It has been a few weeks since we have updated the site but that does not mean we have been sitting around goofing off. 

First off, Doug, will be at ChaserCon this month in Denver, CO in case your going and looking to ask Doug about video brokering.

We are working on a major update to bring all of our 2,000+ videos on line via our YouTube account over to our website this month and update the site along with adding a ton of new stock footage content.  Yes that is not a typo and our stock footage and ENG catalog is now well over 2,000+ videos. 

The new content even includes some exclusive footage from the Great Lakes that was taken on various freighters along with more tornado and severe storm footage.

While we work on getting finishing up what is seriously "years of work" and everything streamlined, you can follow us on Twitter for all of the latest breaking news feeds https://twitter.com/#!/bnvn  And you can follow us on http://www.Youtube.com/BNVN1

Here is some of the latest videos from the major winter storm that is hitting the central part of the United States this weekend.

The first video is from the severe side of the storm in Texas.

2/3/2012 Canadian, TX Hail Lightning footage

The next two video's are from the winter storm system that is moving across the plans.

2/3/2012 Denver, CO Hit Hard By Record Breaking Winter Snow Storm.

2/4/2012 Grand Island, NE Winter Storm

Record high temps in Minneapolis, MN made it feel more like late April than the second week of January. With record temps in the mid 50s around Minneapolis and little to no snow anywhere to be found, it was easier to spot people out along the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis or around Lake Harriet wearing shorts and T-Shirts then it was to spot snow piles on the ground.

Total Run Time 4:18

A powerful winter storm system is crossing over Lake Michigan and bringing with it Gale Force Winds and winter storm warnings for the east coast of lower Michigan.

The footage starts out west of Kalamazoo near Holland, MI with video of freezing spray covering the coast line.

Further inland from the coast to Kalamazoo the heavy wet snow covered the area causing numerous accidents.

Shot 1 shows a wide shot of the shores of Lake Michigan being pounded by waves and freezing spray.

Shot 2 shows a tight shot on significant icing that has taken place, with the crashing seas still seen behind it.

Shot 3 is another angle, and a wider shot of significant icing.

Shot 4 shows a snow removal machine hard at work moving snow, as snow continues to fall rapidly.

Shot 5 shows a man filling up his gas tanks while intense snow rates and strong winds batter him.

Shot 6 shows a Michigan State Police vehicle on scene at an accident involving a semi. A tow truck is on scene.

Shot 7 shows a snow plow who has wrecked off the main highway and gotten stuck in the snow.

Shot 8 shows the snow plow driver attempting to dig himself out of the snow.

Shot 9 shows a wide view of a bigger plow truck preparing to help.

Shot 10 shows the truck being pulled out of the snow bank.

Shot 11 shows an SUV sliding around the corner in town.

Shot 12 shows a man scraping off his windshield.

Shot 13 shows a first tight shot, with zoom out, of large amounts of snow covering cars in a parking lot.

Shot 14 shows the man at a different angle working on the end of his car.

Shot 15 is a wide shot from the mall, showing a man working on his car, with heavy snow still falling.

Days after the major blizzard buries parts of the plains, Denver gets slammed by a snowstorm dumping over a foot of snow across parts of the Metro area leading to numerous accidents along with school and business closures.

The snow began mid-evening on Wednesday and continued overnight with snow rates over 1-inch per hour falling in some areas. Snow continued through the morning hours across Denver.

Video package includes POV shots of snow covered highways across Denver. Transitions to various shots of accidents and stuck vehicles. One scene includes a vehicle being pulled from the snow by a jeep. Various snow shots follow.

Brand new video from the Finney County Kansas area along highway 50 from Garden City, KS to Dodge City, KS of the blizzard aftermath.

StormChasingVideo.Com's Brandon Ivey was back out this morning documenting the blowing snow and dangerous road conditions.

1) Highway 50 closed going westbound out of Garden City.

2) Traffic exiting highway 50.

3,4) Shots of an SUV that had previously slid into the ditch.

5) Snow blower and bobcat working to clear snow.

6) Man clearing parking lot with snow blower.

7) Bobcat got stuck.

8,9) Car spinning its wheels, trying to get going again.

10) Highway 83 closed going northbound out of Garden City.

11,12,13) A progression of shots showing cattle that had escaped from the fenced pasture for a stroll down highway 83.

14) Truck stuck in deep snow drifts along a county road.

15) Man trying to dig out a stuck car.

16,17) Shots of a snowplow that had slid off the road into the ditch.

18) Two vehicles stuck along highway 400, just southeast of Garden City.

19) Truck slide-off with passing traffic.

20,21,22) Shots of a Honda that had previously slid into the ditch.

23,24,25,26) Shots from a previous truck roll over.

27) Cattle truck stuck in the snow.

New footage in from Brandon Ivey from the Blizzard in western Kansas yesterday and during the overnight hours.  Brandon is in Garden City, Kansas where they have seen more snow then Minneapolis, MN this season.

Winter weather was impacting the central part of the United States today from southern Minnesota to Kansas as a line of snow moves to the east. The worst of the snow was in north central Kansas near the town of Norton, KS.

We have in a new video from Brandon Sullivan of the snow storm in Norton, KS

November ended with sunny skies and a high temperature of 60-degrees in Denver. But less than 24 hours later, a 40-degree drop in temperatures accompanied by half a foot or more of snow ushered in December. Overnight lows in Denver Thursday night into Friday will be in the single digits to near 0 in places making for a nearly 60-degree drop in temperatures in less than 36 hours.

In this video package by StormChasingVideo.com photojournalist Tony Laubach from around Denver, Colorado shows the poor driving conditions while trying to drive in the traffic in heavy snow on snow-covered roads. Additional B-Roll shots of snow plows clearing snow from area roads also included with this segment. Second half of the video includes various shots of people around downtown Denver in the snow. Final shots of winds blowing a large tarp against a downtown building. Final shot a panned shot of the Century Link Building with falling snow in downtown Denver.

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field yesterday afternoon and triggered the Northern Lights over northern Minnesota.