A Week To Remember: Wild Videos Of The Nation's Freezeout

The news has been full of reports and videos of the extreme weather we've had across the country this week.  I've been compiling some of the more compelling ones. 

The problems have been incredibly multi-faceted. 

 From ice in Oregon caving in trees and sometimes buildings, to impassable roads, to frozen pipes and burst water mains, it's been a week, for sure. 

For may, this was a once in a life time event, so people were encouraging to record the weather for posterity.  I'm sure some other wild videos will emerge. The ones here only start to give a picture to how bizarre a stormy week was. 

Now that the weather is finally starting to improve, it's a good time to share some of these. 

News report from Portland, Oregon from Saturday:

Massive tree down on a Portland, Oregon condo:

Some dude ice skating on a street in Texas. Yes, Texas:

You'd swear you're looking at North Dakota in this video, but it's an area around Oklahoma City on Sunday. At least there's no tornadoes!

Huge icy road pileup on Interstate 10 near El Paso, Texas Sunday

Some scenes from Fort Worth, Texas. Video looks like it could have been shot in Minneapolis:

Hundreds of Texas neighbors banded together to shovel a mile long path for a propane delivery for heat.

Propane truck wouldn't deliver until drive was cleared:

News report from Houston showing the havoc of busted pipes causing flooding in buildings:

Details on the viral photo of the icicle-laden ceiling fan in a Texas apartment building:

A torrent from broken pipes in this Dallas apartment:

This isn't just isolated stuff. Tons of flooded apartments, stranded people, and even (temporarily) frozen alligators:

 And here's a rather suspenseful video of some guys in Tennessee trying to rescue two pickup trucks stuck a roof that collapsed under the weight of freezing rain and snow.