A video of a car on a street in Oregon covered in solid ice has gone viral on TikTok.
The clip was posted to the account @aquariberry and has had almost 2 million views since it was shared three days ago. A caption shared with the video reads: "POV [point of view] you just moved to the PNW [Pacific Northwest] never experiencing snow/ice til now. send tips for defrosting my car please."
The latest post comes as two devastating ice storms hit Oregon this week, killing two adults and a teenager on Wednesday, while several trees were damaged and downed.
A voice in the latest viral clip says, "RIP to my car," which has "a little ducky on it but is frozen shut." The camera approaches the vehicle, showing a closer view of the ice formed around the edges of the car door and handle. The voice repeats, "It's frozen shut," as a hand attempts to pull the door handle open.
The voice later says "everything is solid ice," as a person is shown walking across a snow-covered ground. Bits of what appear to be grass can be seen poking through the snow. The camera then pans towards icicles that have formed on plant leaves, a few of which are snapped off by a person's hand. A view of a snow-covered street is shown before the clip ends.
A winter storm warning and weather advisories are in effect for parts of Oregon, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS said: "A Pacific storm will continue to bring freezing rain and dangerous icing conditions through the Columbia River Gorge and heavy snow across the Washington Cascades.
"The next arctic blast will spread across much of the central to eastern U.S. An area of low pressure will produce a swath of accumulating snow from the Mid-West into the Mid Atlantic. Heavy lake effect snow continues in the Great Lakes," the national weather body added.
Keeping your car clear of ice is crucial to ensure safe driving during these conditions.
"Driving in wintery conditions such as snow, freezing rain, and ice puts drivers at increased risk of car crashes," says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Around 21 percent (or 1,235,000) of the more than 5,891,000 vehicle crashes that take place each year are weather-related, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The federal body says 70 percent of weather-related crashes happen on wet pavement, while just under half (46 percent) happen during rainfall.
A smaller portion occur during snow or sleet (18 percent), on icy pavement (13 percent), and on snowy or slushy pavement (16 percent), the DOT adds.
'I'm Never Leaving Florida'
The viral post has left several TikTok users grateful to be living elsewhere outside of Oregon in warmer temperatures.
Jadesaurus wrote: "Me complaining when it drops below 70."
Bryan noted: "Here in SoCal we freeze in 50 degree weather."
Oxfords550 posted: "So glad I live in FL."
Ariole Dieujuste commented: "I'm never leaving Florida."
Diana Granados wrote: "I'm in LA dying in 51 degrees.. how do yall survive out thereeee."
Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.
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A car on a street covered in ice, with icicles on the rear-view mirror. A video of a vehicle that was "frozen shut" following ice storms in Oregon has gone viral on TikTok.A car on a street covered in ice, with icicles on the rear-view mirror. A video of a vehicle that was "frozen shut" following ice storms in Oregon has gone viral on TikTok.iStock / Getty Images Plus
