Watch: With I-35 closed, KIMT's drone was able to go behind the scenes to capture some incredible footage

Just how much work goes into opening an interstate after a blizzard strikes?

Posted: Feb 25, 2019 1:17 PM

Updated: Feb 25, 2019 1:33 PM

Just how much work goes into opening an interstate after a blizzard strikes? Thanks to the Iowa State Patrol, KIMT was able to ride along and fly its drone as crews cleared Interstate-35 north of Clear Lake on Monday.
The southbound lane re-opened around noon Monday south of the Minnesota border after being closed for many hours.
And if you think you have a high-powered snowblower, check out what the Iowa DOT used to clear snow-covered roads.

Click on the video tabs to see some angles from the air of the cleanup.

Minnesota Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 562420

Reported Deaths: 7132

County	Cases	Deaths
Hennepin	117078	1693
Ramsey	48500	859
Dakota	43135	425
Anoka	39159	420
Washington	25272	274
Stearns	21264	219
St. Louis	16969	298
Scott	16258	118
Wright	15030	130
Olmsted	12844	97
Sherburne	10794	80
Carver	9969	45
Clay	7900	90
Rice	7716	102
Blue Earth	7064	40
Kandiyohi	6336	81
Crow Wing	6265	86
Chisago	5573	50
Otter Tail	5491	73
Benton	5398	97
Mower	4532	32
Goodhue	4499	72
Douglas	4469	71
Winona	4405	49
Nobles	4019	48
Morrison	3983	59
McLeod	3981	55
Isanti	3855	59
Itasca	3815	53
Beltrami	3760	57
Polk	3690	67
Steele	3675	14
Becker	3605	48
Lyon	3500	48
Carlton	3320	52
Freeborn	3303	29
Pine	3151	21
Nicollet	3112	43
Brown	2964	39
Mille Lacs	2868	50
Le Sueur	2749	22
Todd	2709	30
Cass	2538	26
Meeker	2405	37
Waseca	2321	21
Martin	2159	30
Wabasha	2000	3
Roseau	1986	19
Hubbard	1750	41
Dodge	1733	3
Renville	1732	43
Redwood	1670	35
Houston	1630	15
Cottonwood	1587	21
Fillmore	1523	9
Pennington	1519	19
Chippewa	1477	37
Wadena	1463	21
Faribault	1458	19
Sibley	1372	10
Kanabec	1355	22
Aitkin	1295	36
Watonwan	1263	9
Rock	1239	19
Jackson	1189	10
Yellow Medicine	1113	19
Pipestone	1108	26
Pope	1042	6
Murray	1034	9
Swift	1005	18
Marshall	864	17
Stevens	838	10
Lake	792	19
Clearwater	790	14
Koochiching	780	13
Wilkin	777	12
Lac qui Parle	742	22
Big Stone	577	4
Lincoln	561	3
Grant	555	8
Norman	523	9
Mahnomen	517	8
Unassigned	484	78
Kittson	468	22
Red Lake	388	7
Traverse	362	5
Lake of the Woods	308	3
Cook	149	0

Iowa Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 359925

Reported Deaths: 5844

County	Cases	Deaths
Polk	56360	608
Linn	20418	330
Scott	19292	236
Black Hawk	15620	306
Woodbury	14975	221
Johnson	14186	81
Dubuque	13210	204
Dallas	10960	96
Pottawattamie	10836	164
Story	10368	47
Warren	5612	86
Clinton	5419	91
Cerro Gordo	5256	87
Webster	5087	92
Sioux	5083	73
Marshall	4776	75
Muscatine	4642	97
Des Moines	4441	65
Wapello	4255	121
Buena Vista	4226	40
Jasper	4086	70
Plymouth	3989	79
Lee	3695	55
Marion	3559	75
Jones	2939	55
Henry	2874	37
Carroll	2806	52
Bremer	2800	60
Crawford	2629	40
Boone	2600	33
Benton	2515	55
Washington	2496	50
Dickinson	2443	43
Mahaska	2260	50
Jackson	2193	42
Kossuth	2138	64
Clay	2128	25
Tama	2071	71
Delaware	2046	39
Winneshiek	1950	33
Page	1907	21
Buchanan	1891	31
Cedar	1852	23
Fayette	1837	41
Hardin	1821	42
Wright	1807	35
Hamilton	1785	49
Harrison	1772	73
Clayton	1674	55
Butler	1627	34
Mills	1593	20
Cherokee	1576	38
Floyd	1565	42
Lyon	1555	41
Madison	1553	19
Poweshiek	1533	33
Allamakee	1494	51
Iowa	1464	24
Hancock	1442	34
Winnebago	1371	31
Grundy	1355	32
Cass	1354	54
Calhoun	1335	12
Jefferson	1314	35
Emmet	1303	40
Shelby	1294	37
Sac	1286	19
Louisa	1274	49
Appanoose	1266	47
Mitchell	1254	41
Union	1233	32
Chickasaw	1228	15
Guthrie	1186	29
Humboldt	1184	26
Franklin	1134	21
Palo Alto	1115	23
Howard	1030	22
Montgomery	1015	37
Unassigned	999	0
Clarke	985	24
Keokuk	951	31
Monroe	945	28
Ida	900	33
Adair	849	32
Pocahontas	843	21
Monona	819	30
Davis	800	24
Osceola	773	16
Greene	769	10
Lucas	759	23
Worth	713	8
Taylor	654	12
Fremont	616	9
Decatur	592	9
Van Buren	556	18
Ringgold	536	24
Wayne	521	23
Audubon	496	9
Adams	331	4