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St. Louis snowstorm traffic chaos - February 21
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HD DASHCAM CLIP: Accident caught on dashcam in Alton
One of the stronger snowstorms I've seen in the St. Louis metro since I moved here occurred today. The impact to traffic was rivaling all I'd seen so far. I first went up to Alton, catching this accident on my dash camera. The minivan had just been in a minor fender bender before rolling into the traffic light (click for video).
More images: Whiteout on I-255 at Collinsville:
DOT workers help push stuck vehicles on I-64 at the Caseyville on-ramp:
I had also stopped to help push vehicles, but ended up needing pushed myself once I was stopped on the ramp!
Here's a close-up of sleet pellets at the onset of the event:
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