***Official 2025 Weather Thread***
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That doesn’t seem accurate. All the others still have Des Moines in the 8-12 range, and we are expected to get less than you guys.
just outside of CR, I'd say we had 5" on the ground about an hour ago... more now. It's coming down pretty good.
I think if it keeps coming down the rest of the day like they say it will today, we'll get over 10 for sure, possibly over a foot.
I think if it keeps coming down the rest of the day like they say it will today, we'll get over 10 for sure, possibly over a foot.
Just shy of 9" in South Waterloo and still coming down on the heavy side of moderate. If it does this for another 8 hours, we are going to push that 17 or 18" they've been talking.
Kids happy this is heavy snowman snow.
Curt with the reverse Nigel Tufnel gaffe
Looks like the HWY 20 corridor is getting blasted, from Fort Dodge to CF/Waterloo.
At least the hotel has ESPNU so I can watch the game
How's that bigger Ego working? Which model exactly?
I have a PITA driveway - long in two directions, and one of those is 30 ft wide section, 100+ feet long, and blocked on the long sides (4 stall garage on one side, and neighbor fence on other - I won't blow over because his beagles run around there and I am not a richard). Blade on lawn tractor can't handle more than about 3 inches of light fluff. Current snowblower can't blow more than maybe 20-25 feet, so end up blowing it both directions multiple times and super frustrating. I want something that will launch 6" of wet snow into fking low earth orbit.
Blower attachment for lawn tractor? Well the other long section of driveway is very steep at the bottom and I get stuck down there with the blade coming back up. So making the front end heavier isn't gonna help. Wheel weights are useless against slush and steep.
So I think my best bet is just going Leroy Jenkins with the baddest mofosnoblo I can find. Is that the Ego? How far will it throw? How long does it work before running out of charge? Normally it takes me probably 2 hours with the 24" 2-stage. How long for those 12 Ah batteries to recharge?
Appreciate any intel - super frustrated today.
Kinda pissed off the snow isn’t doing **** here in the Ames area. Hwy 20 getting hammered, here so far a bust. Maybe that changes later, was wanting a big snow storm.
