Winter storms aren’t monoliths across giant swaths of real estate, just like severe thunderstorms. Look at the radar and notice the pockets of intense snow that you could drive to in 20 minutes, but may not touch your specific pin drop on a map.
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Winter storms aren’t monoliths across giant swaths of real estate, just like severe thunderstorms. Look at the radar and notice the pockets of intense snow that you could drive to in 20 minutes, but may not touch your specific pin drop on a map.
The farm is close to there, heavy ground, will use a march rain before a foot of snow.
You from there?
it was never supposed to start until right about now. The morning stuff wasn’t part of the big storm.
Your old boss called me a few weeks ago and wanted to know if I did snow removal. Thought of giving him your name.
NWS still at 10.1". There is a large pocket of rain now NW of DSM.
Edit: WU up to 6.8" @ 2:46 PM.
Edit: WU up to 6.8" @ 2:46 PM.
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Drove across the Saylorville Dam a few minutes ago. I pulled over, rolled down the passenger window, and took a picture of the lake. You can't even tell a lake is there. It's just a wall of white.
Maybe it’ll pick up into the evening but this has been a big whiff so far.
I was in Des Moines all morning and the contrast between Des Moines and home is pretty big. The roads all the way home (I80) was just wet but once I got on the gravel road to my house it was snow. I have probably 2-3" covering my driveway so far and the yard is all covered. Compare that to seeing no accumulation on my way home. My guess is the gravel roads are cooler and much less traveled than the pavement making it stick.
It is coming down pretty hard here with big flakes too.
It is coming down pretty hard here with big flakes too.