Chicago Blizzard 2011 - Unbelievable Scene on Lake Shore Drive

[SuperDeerdance]

Wow thats was crazy !

[Taos227]

@luckymisselala The drivers lifted the wipers before they left their cars so that they wouldn't be frozen to their windshields when they returned to their cars after the blizzard.

[luckymisselala]

why is there wiper arms up in the air on most all the cars ? .

[AccessDenied55]

You gotta love Chicago..

[Nintenkid91]

Haha now I can say was alive during a great storm like the 1967 one!

[rafaelcrsp07]

I LOVE CHICAGO ............

[kabuCee]

Very nice. Just like good old days. People walking. Life is slow and less complex

[PolakOnRS]

i went though this stupid shit last year and one coming tomorrow fml!!

[niselat]

it looks like the aftermath of a Chuck Norris cocaine party

[TLJAWSIMIB]

@312media WHAT IS THAT BIG BLACK ASS BUILDING WITH 2 BIG WHITE ASS ANTENNEAS AT 01:23 THAT LOOKS EERILY LIKE SEARS TOWER!?.

[Reach411]

@TLJAWSIMIB its the John Hancock center

[TLJAWSIMIB]

@Reach411 THANKS!.

[99dodgeram360]

If I was there in my truck I would be like " Damn it I could get through if all these stupid cars weren't in my way!"

[ABDOU2CONSTANTINE]

awsome weather mmm !!!!

[gwen1987]

Yeah, people were told to stay off of Lake Shore Drive (LSD) all damn day. All those cars you see there? Owned by IDIOT A-HOLES.

[thatotherguy186]

I was in Afghanistan and came home on leave just in time for this. I lived in St. Charles where we actually had the most at 28 + inches. I twas EPIC!

[gekoandreigeko]

It looks like a frozen city, in a picture.

[Interests2010s]

Oh, Man!

[JoeBobNX]

Not as bad as the one last year in Buffalo

[Brivonn1]

Gosh I remember this horrible storm. The movie "Day After Tomorrow" just kept playing in my head as I was seeing this blizzard in effect from inside my home

[gementer911]

Слабаки!! вы в якутии не бывали)))))))

[CharlesOver9000]

Looks like 2012 happened sooner than expected.

[TLJAWSIMIB]

@CharlesOver9000 ?????!!!!!.....

[FastGreenFCF]

It's a typical snowfall for most of Russia and nearby countries. Nobody worries when there're such blizzards there. Chicago isn't that southern city, why the snow is such a surprise?

[LeftyBlue]

@FastGreenFCF It wasnt that it was a surprise. Its that it happened so quickly and so much at once. It was at least 17 inches of snow at one time. I doubt that's a "typical" snowfall for Russia.

[payless1981]

Looks like the Buffalo Storm of November 2000. Cars stuck on all streets and highways as several feet of snow slammed down from 3-5pm on a weekday.

[godistheway123]

i was safe at home that time lol my bus almost got stuck in the snow

[Ali77644]

i was in my house like damn

[phatlip2]

Listen guys it's snow joke.

[MissTeenPregnancy]

The thick snow made that lone violinist's tone just perfect as he sat behind one of the stranded cars

[lauren1142265]

someone forrgot 2 shut there freezer lol

[GetitOnJeff]

honey, I´l be late for dinner!

[Kabbeats]

wheres all the looters?

[code2medic]

@Kabbeats

On the south side stranded because the dubs on their cars wouldnt allow them to drive to the northside

[Kabbeats]

@code2medic haha random im sure i made this comment 2 or three months ago haha

[OuijaGurl]

wanna tell me the name of this song?

[erystl]

@OuijaGurl BBGrooves_Interlude

[Blitzk1d]

this storm was freaking awesome

[wright9342]

I hope they didn't getting parking tickets ;o)

[niselat]

@wright9342 the city had to tow the cars away so they could clear LSD. They put them on side streets- in no parking zones. Then they gave the drivers tickets

[RT378]

No, just people who cannot understand simple instructions.

[Jebusjoose]

Looks like the zombie apocalypse

[PrayerCoach]

Shoot, that snow is not fuuny, deadly in fact

[PrayerCoach]

Mrmino I agree

[PrayerCoach]

What's the average speed on Lakeshore dr?

[101southsideboy]

@PrayerCoach The posted speed limits are 45 in summer and 35 in the winter. But 'real average speed" is 55 -60 or snail's pace if you are driving threw  Grant Park when there is a lot of events in the down town area.

[PrayerCoach]

Thank God for Spring

[PrayerCoach]

Wonder how many people got their cars stolen after leaving them abandoned on Lakeshore dr

[jake60630]

@PrayerCoach like 900

[jake60630]

@PrayerCoach ZERO

[bbwlover493]

Damn chi town got some crazy weather thank god it over it almost time for summer again

[ravenssilence]

@bbwlover493 There's technically only 3 months left of summer, it's usually chilly again by the end of August....it's the end of May and it's only 48 degrees today! I'm okay with it though, I can't wait for the snow again :D

[devinrodeo]

EPIC

[keith5638]

If we had this much snow in England we'd be at a standstill 'till 2013.

[TheBubaSqua]

I was driving down Lake Shore Drive the night of that storm, now I realize how lucky I am that I got out of it.

[Arai4lpinestars]

Lake Shore No Drive

[lizay365]

i love this video its a perfect view! i experienced it myself! lakeshore drive was completly blocked off and i walked across it over and over! lol

[mrmino73]

Awesome editing. Very little wind noise. Altogether... Great Video!!!

[milosjanata]

It's just a snow :P

[adape0884frank]

OMG this really had to suck. Did anyone hear Carmen's Prank calls that day I know she comes on the radio over there to.

[Trigoel7]

SSoHPKC sent me

[exyugo]

Wher are all those people???

[DapeebbStudios]

Thumbs up if Seamus (SSoHPKC) sent you.

[titoub2008]

yea i'm the green car on the far right side all by my self I tryed to go down the bank early but was still to late

[hep2jive]

i live on lsd, saw this big mess....wasnt it because of a CTA bus crashed and caused a big mess? if so, thats SO CTA

[Trigoel7]

@hep2jive lol you live on lsd.

[MowgliX]

Incredible that something like this can happen in a major city like Chicago. I mean I've sen blizzards, but this is huge!

[desertshore]

atrocious city planning.

[pkotowski]

The Blizzard was the most impressive weather I've ever experienced (and no, I don't remember '79 etc). The lightning, thunder, drifts, how desolate it was Wednesday morning and the way the sun came out in the afternoon - all within the scope of maybe 21 hours - is stuff I'm not gonna forget soon. And if LSD was the biggest breakdown in the transportation system, then I say we came out of this well.

[TheAmazingMaleGamer]

Who came here because of SSoHPKC?!

[TheInternacional85]

i like you video 

[J0K3R905]

THAT GUY ON 0:55 WAS LIKE FUCK TIS LET ME GET MY SKIS LOL

[xjohnnysxpiratex]

Can you imagine? What a nightmare. Ugh!

[citydogisu]

I like how Chicago's Democrat mayor, berated by national Republicans, had a city crew that got the city running again in very short time compared to New York's GOP billionaire mayor.

[MidasSwell]

@citydogisu DEMOCRATIC

[LittleLulubee]

This is the best video of this scene on UTube

[Bill46214]

Okay...I have a question.....why are all the pictures showing the one side completely cleared and the other side isn't? Did they actually get all the cars on that side towed and LSD cleared then showed the other side that wasn't???

[vaverachka]

@Bill46214 if i understand your question correctly here's the answer. the accident that caused that stoppage happened on NB side. once it happened the SB side was closed and no cars were allowed. it was easy to plow that side in the morning.

[101southsideboy]

@Bill46214 It was only the north bound lanes that were effected ( the ones closest to the lake) At that time of day traffic is mostly out bound ( N/B) and there a concrete wall that separate the the north bound side from the s/b side. The next day the city was dumping the snow on the s/b side there it was hauled alway in dump trucks.

[likethematrix]

That's what people get for not listening not only to the weather, but the mayor, should of stayed inside!!!

What's even more funny is the people tried to blame the mayor, when he predicted what was going to happen!

I hope people learned there lesson, and next time people should just listen to the elected officials that they pay to tell you these things, and the weather advisor that also had over 100 models of the storm. The last words of wisdom "They told you so!"

[Xone7]

Incredible.

[08251990a]

Yea I know

[flyerholland]

lol the new explorer in there! :)

[pghica]

Wow! I was stuck in that for about an hour before I decided to pay & leave my poor cabbie, and walk to the nearest hotel. Brutal, brutal winds once I was outside, though. I regretted my decision... until I saw this video.

[jw848]

This is why there is a bar on every corner in Chicago

[numbuh0ne1]

So is this the end of the world?

[999mimi]

@numbuh0ne1 lol...i dont think so..but those were a lot of cars..does look apolyptic tho!

[1967mustanggta]

Should use the song Lake Shore Drive -

Critically - If they didn't have the solid guard rail in the median this would not have happened - I know that is easy to say in hind site but I have never seen a state that sticks up islands and guard rails everywhere like Illinois. Its like they think they are on the edge of of a cliff. Or that those who drive or all drunk or blind. Used to say the state had a dirty contract with some company called "Islands Are Us" - Illinois government and Unions

[McDaidUSA]

Professional job... should be one of the classic videos of the storm of 2011!! What is the music?

[BBT1099]

True that is why. But in this case the fire department actuallyefy the wiper blades up to show cars that have been checked for passengers.

[Chuletas2009]

@hebneh the reason most motorist keep their windshield wipers up is to prevent them from freezing to their car windshield.

[hebneh]

OK - so - where did everyone go? Were they still in these vehicles when this video was shot? If not, how did they get out?

And, how come a lot of these vehicles have one wiper pulled outwards? Is this a sign that a rescue worker has checked to see if anyone's still inside?

[adnmoh1]

the only reason they got stuck was because a bus jack knifed and shutdown all lanes

[bmattiscool]

id hotwire one of the lead cars and steal them bitches lol

[gasdorf]

@bmattiscool pawn the radios lol

[gasdorf]

city is going to haul them away ? charge a tow fee lol

[adnmoh1]

@gasdorf no its bfree its not the drivers fault they got stuck.

[gasdorf]

@adnmoh1 is their anyone trapped in side thier cars ? still?

[101southsideboy]

@gasdorf no the city did not charge . They just relocated the cars to 3 or 4 near by lots and they gave a free gal of gas to those who ran out.

[sscalise03]

A historical footage: the Day Chicago Stood Still! Catchy title, WDYT. Eerie.

[ImOriginalLikeThat]

this is like a scene from The Day After Tomorrow ... well at least we didn't have school or work today and tomorrow...

[dellasdad]

great montage of just how brutal this storm was (is?), sitting in my dining room in Hemet,California I can not & will not complain about how cold it is here(40@ 5:ooAM).

[1967mustanggta]

@dellasdad Hey ! I was just there to get out of this - My trip was 2 weeks too early. Go up to Hadleys and have a date shake for me!

[dellasdad]

@1967mustanggta Here goes again, I'm a newbie to "HooterVille"-aka Hemet-I'll have to google Hadley's 2 C where it isI cannot beleive you've actually heard of this town, let alone visit it. I lived in "La La Land for 25+ yrs. B4 moving to peace & quiet last fall.BTW I am a MUSTANG FREAK!-Mark inHemet

[hru98]

catchy tune

[woodwindow364]

A bunch of STUPIDS ! ALL Chicagoland was warned about LSD early that day and yet they still attempt it. MORONS!!!!