Blizzard 2011: A Long Ride Home

  Рет қаралды 108,840

WTTW

WTTW

13 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Brackett's harrowing trip home the night of the big snow Tuesday, Feb 1st. The next day the big dig out began..without much success for Brackett or the cars stranded on Lake Shore Drive.

Пікірлер: 57
@jungleblazers1249
@jungleblazers1249 11 ай бұрын
Love watching these vids in the middle of a hot summer day. Bring on the winter!
@Mymieke
@Mymieke 11 жыл бұрын
I live in Whiting Indiana ( right next to the south side) and that was a wicked storm. I can only remember the blizzard of 67 being worse. Thanks for sharing this.
@kjchicago1
@kjchicago1 3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of 1967 & 1979-biggest snowstorms ever in Chicago and 1999 too
@jerseyguy242
@jerseyguy242 11 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Brackett, you are a wonder! Thank you for a superlative account of what had to be Chicago's worst snowstorm ever. I was trapped by a 1960 blizzard in Jersey, trying to drive from Newark to Elizabeth. It took 8 hours to go 3 miles, but the actual storm was not so dangerous to human life as your storm.
@favofame48
@favofame48 12 жыл бұрын
LOVE THE HOW U NARRATED UR STORY IT REMINDED ME FROM HOW CRAZY THIS STORM WAS REAL SCARRY
@mauricetaylor1063
@mauricetaylor1063 7 жыл бұрын
nice to see our neighbours across the pond get on with the snow,we get a flake and the country brides to halt.
@mark1968
@mark1968 7 жыл бұрын
Love Elizabeth Brackett's voice. Lovely video.
@dracothedrangonful
@dracothedrangonful 8 жыл бұрын
I can't stop laughing at the guy who went to get the newpaper. XD And the neighbor who did a half twist onto South Lake Shore Drive. Then again it was pretty much what EVERYONE was doing that day. It was COLD that day after the whole thing was done dumping all of that snow. Went out with some friends and we had to go back after about an hour or maybe an hour and a half cause it was cold and the wind was stinging against our cheeks.
@andrisbukovskis6158
@andrisbukovskis6158 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video! :)
@JayCeen
@JayCeen 13 жыл бұрын
AMAZING!!
@nicholastosoni707
@nicholastosoni707 8 жыл бұрын
I was going to Chicago State at the time...I led a whole line of people from a stuck bus on 95th and St. Lawrence to the 95th/Dan Ryan CTA station.Why was I leading them? Because I had the good sense to carry a pair of goggles in my coat pocket, and thus could see in the driving blizzard. :)
@ZombolicBand
@ZombolicBand 12 жыл бұрын
Nice, gotta love snow, comes so natural :P
@terencewilliammckenna6121
@terencewilliammckenna6121 2 жыл бұрын
I love snow
@21blueleaf
@21blueleaf 10 жыл бұрын
nice video! Loved it! You live in a beautiful area.
@rickkephart5690
@rickkephart5690 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video to watch in the middle of summer! LOL
@meguell2
@meguell2 8 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a lot of snow. Very beautiful though.
@101southsideboy
@101southsideboy 7 жыл бұрын
i love how people who live in a fancy area like Hyde Park section of chicago can not have a parking structor to park in i bet the cost of living is triple what i pay in the south burbs and i have a driveway lol
@trolliverl.7088
@trolliverl.7088 5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Elizabeth Brackett. So sad the way she died.
@shizlnit
@shizlnit 12 жыл бұрын
Here in wisconsin, still waiting for our first inch lol
@lewismarable6740
@lewismarable6740 10 жыл бұрын
nice reporting
@darrellchavez5906
@darrellchavez5906 7 жыл бұрын
y'all got good snow storm here in NM it's dry never get snow like that.
@armandoivanzamorabravo3190
@armandoivanzamorabravo3190 6 жыл бұрын
I remember that night I was able to get home in only 1 hour from elk grove to schiller park il all other coworkers stay around factory in gas stations dunking donuts and business that stay open all night to help people
@charleskesner1302
@charleskesner1302 7 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@danieltaz6555
@danieltaz6555 4 жыл бұрын
I was busy pulling stuck cars and plowing with a 2004 dodge 4x4 2500 diesel near ohare airport on the dupage county side during that storm we also had an 86 454 4x4 suburban plowing and Pulling stuck cars out near ohare airport
@USAMex00
@USAMex00 3 жыл бұрын
10 years later and were dealing with a lot of snow again!
@victorromo1901
@victorromo1901 3 жыл бұрын
Right
@Andrew1224gd
@Andrew1224gd 12 жыл бұрын
its gonna happen again this winter!
@USAMex00
@USAMex00 3 жыл бұрын
It’s happening now
@robertpreston2220
@robertpreston2220 5 жыл бұрын
Remember it well
@perryman12345
@perryman12345 10 жыл бұрын
shit thats deep.
@ZahiraLoveable
@ZahiraLoveable 12 жыл бұрын
The wind caused it to pile up..
@36kasper00
@36kasper00 12 жыл бұрын
nice
@gethsenamane
@gethsenamane 12 жыл бұрын
Talk about bringing a knife to a gun fight. He is out there with a broom. In five ft. of snow. OK honey. The car is not going anywhere. But, at least you can see out of the windows. Oh. Never mind, you can't get in. Sorry bout that.
@Awesomeness3738
@Awesomeness3738 11 жыл бұрын
1:23 was Prolly a car! Lol.
@lmorrison17
@lmorrison17 7 жыл бұрын
With blizzard reports days In advance. May god take no pity on people fail to prepare and then have somewhere that just can't live without them being there. May god have mercy on the people who's roads they leave their cars in blocking plows and emergency response vehicles.
@wongtimefunguy
@wongtimefunguy 3 жыл бұрын
Tip that paperboy.
@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM
@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM 11 жыл бұрын
that dude was jumping on someones car.
@jjwalker5658
@jjwalker5658 6 жыл бұрын
Jesus.........quiet
@gman345ish
@gman345ish 11 жыл бұрын
I live on Ellis in Hyde Park
@death2pc
@death2pc 12 жыл бұрын
Darwin Award for leaving your car right in the middle of the street. Real genius! Why bother backing up, turning around and driving till you find a spot on the curb of a given street so as to do the right and intelligent thing to thusly allow plows to do their job instead of completely blocking the street?
@adinp9384
@adinp9384 3 жыл бұрын
They were obviously unable to move from the middle of the road where they were trapped. Happened on Lakeshore drive where hundreds of cars were under feet of snow.
@highwaymaintainer
@highwaymaintainer 3 жыл бұрын
Chicago weather is nasty, sure it doesn't snow as much as let's say Buffalo, but the city is way too congested and heavy snows are always a bit*h because everyone lives right on top of one another, and why fix up your house? The weather will fu*k it up eventually
@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM
@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM 11 жыл бұрын
yea thats what i was thinkin hahaha
@sldecker38
@sldecker38 12 жыл бұрын
This sounds like I'm listening to an audio book. -___- wtf.
@oncepwnd
@oncepwnd 12 жыл бұрын
Way to get stuck so Emergency vehicles can't access the street if someone needed assistance.
@jflandrvr00
@jflandrvr00 11 жыл бұрын
cool video, but what the hell is up with your narrating?
@USAMex00
@USAMex00 3 жыл бұрын
She was a journalist . Her name was Elizabeth Brackett .
@Gisankim
@Gisankim 5 жыл бұрын
I like you. .
@nocoolname32
@nocoolname32 3 жыл бұрын
your husband was working on "digging out the car" he was using a broom and his hands" you sure he wasn't just cleaning the snow off the windows? don't think that quite qualified as "digging out the car"
@solow4451
@solow4451 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah pass
@williamallen8980
@williamallen8980 Жыл бұрын
Sound like you are reading a book to children.
@stephaniemominey5457
@stephaniemominey5457 8 жыл бұрын
boaring
Chicago Blizzard 2011: Start to Finish
9:20
ahlexz
Рет қаралды 25 М.
Record breaking Buffalo Snow - Lake Effect - November 2022
15:27
WXChasing
Рет қаралды 8 МЛН
Luck Decides My Future Again 🍀🍀🍀 #katebrush #shorts
00:19
Kate Brush
Рет қаралды 8 МЛН
ИРИНА КАЙРАТОВНА - АЙДАХАР (БЕКА) [MV]
02:51
ГОСТ ENTERTAINMENT
Рет қаралды 7 МЛН
The Weirdly Complex Science of Snow Removal
6:16
Half as Interesting
Рет қаралды 1,8 МЛН
WLS ABC 7 News at 6pm 2/1/11 Blizzard Pt. 1
13:31
lobsterstuffedwithta
Рет қаралды 43 М.
BLIZZARD AT THE CABIN | 2 Days in a Winter Storm with my Dog!
22:10
Tiny Cabin Life
Рет қаралды 2,6 МЛН
A Brief History of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive
6:17
Chicago Geographer
Рет қаралды 11 М.
You Can Do It, The Hills Of Worcester 2022
14:40
udizzy1969
Рет қаралды 576 М.
Heated Driveway vs Blizzard // Buffalo, NY // December 23rd-26th, 2022
29:09
Christopher Decker
Рет қаралды 865 М.
2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard | Winter Storm Archive
14:19
Core Weather
Рет қаралды 9 М.
WINTER STORM Survival in a VAN! | Heavy Snowstorm Winter Camping
18:32
Traveler's Tale
Рет қаралды 7 МЛН
The Great Blizzard of 2011
4:28
CBS
Рет қаралды 16 М.