I WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. >>> NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE SNOW. OUR PAULINE LEE LIVE IN BLOOMINGTON WITH A LOOK AT CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND GETTING US READY FOR WHAT'S NEXT. >> Reporter: DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT YOU SEE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE SIDEWALK HERE. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW. YOU WALK A LITTLE BIT OVER HERE AND THIS IS ICE. YOU WALK OVER TO THE STREET REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THE SLUSH YESTERDAY, THIS IS ALSO ALL ICE.
THIS IS REALLY THE STORY ALL ACROSS THE METRO. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO, THIS IS IN ORDER VALLEY. THE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES ARE PRETTY GOOD. I WILL SAY YOU DO HAVE TO TAKE IT EASY ON THOSE BRIDGES. ON THE SIDE STREETS IS WHERE YOU WILL RUN INTO TRICKY AREAS. THE PONDING AND SOME OF THAT FLUSH TURNING ENTICE. WITH MORE SNOW ON THE WAY WE WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE PREPARED? >> MENTALLY YES. MENTALLY I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING. WE ARE MINNESOTANS, WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE IT. >> Reporter: PART OF BEING PREPARED IS TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR. WELCOME TO MY TRUNK. THIS IS WHAT I KEEP EVERYONE TO HER. YOU HAVE A SHOVEL, AN EXTRA BLANKET, MY EMERGENCY KIT. MY EXTRA BAG OF CLOTHES. THIS HAS ALL OF MY HAVE, EXTRA SOCKS. IT'S A LITTLE THIN COUSIN ON THE KEEP MY SNOW PANTS IN HERE. IT EVERY MORNING WHEN I'M CHATTING WITH YOU TOMORROW TO WEARING THEM. SOME OTHER ODD THINGS THAT I KEEP IN MY CAR CAT LITTER.
THIS IS WHEN USED SPIN OUT AND YOU ARE IN A DITCH AND NOT GETTING ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE SNOW IS SLICK. HOPEFULLY IF YOU SPREAD THIS OUT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF TRACTION SO THAT YOU CAN GET OUT ON YOUR OWN. I THINK CAT LITTER IS JUST MORE READILY AVAILABLE. THAT IS WHY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY HAVE IT IN YOUR CAR. THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE THING, THIS IS MY PORTABLE JUMPER. YOU CHARGE IT UP AND ANYTIME YOUR BATTERY DIES I DON'T HAVE TO CALL AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME JUMP MY CAR. I CAN JUMP MY BATTERY MYSELF. THIS IS ALSO A PORTABLE AIR PUMP. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE WHERE GETTING READY FOR WINTER YOU HAVE TO PUMP UP YOUR TIRES. THIS IS LIKE HALFWAY THROUGH WINTER TIRES ARE LITTLE LOW AND YOU NEED A LITTLE EXTRA AIR. A NICE BRIGHT FLASHLIGHT ON HERE AND IT ALSO HAS A JACK TO CHARGE HER PHONE.
THE ONLY THING I DO NOT HAVE READILY OUR SNACKS. I WILL SAY IN MY PURSE I NORMALLY KEEP EMERGENCY BARS BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY. I WILL SAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR EMERGENCY KIT MAY BE CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR LIKE THE BACKSEAT. THAT IS A GOOD POINT, BUT MIGHT BE A LITTLE TRICKY IF YOU HAVE KIDS. I WAS SAY BOTTOM LINE YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER. EVERY TIME WHEN WE ISSUE A NEXT WEATHER ALERT THERE ARE DOZENS OF CRASHES AND HUNDREDS OF SPIN OUTS.
THOSE EMERGENCY CREWS HAVE TO TRAVEL TO GET TO YOU. YOU'LL WANT TO BE PREPARED. >> REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. PORTABLE KIDS, THAT IS GREAT. LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT OF AJ WHEN MY GAS IS AT A QUARTER TANK AND I THOUGHT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M JUST GOING TO FILL UP AND NOT WAIT FOR IT TO GET TO .
