BOONE COUNTY, Ind. — Boone County road crews caught a big break Tuesday. No wind, plus plenty of sunshine went a long way toward getting roads clear and safe.
If home is along a rural road, there is nothing prettier than a plow kicking up tons of snow and clearing the way to work, school and dozens of other places you need to be.
When Nick Parr isn't not running a truck, he runs the Boone County highway Department.
"We all have other roles that we do," he said. "When snow flies, we have all hands on deck."
The county's two dozen plows and other snow-moving equipment run 16 hours a day. They are trying to clear 750 miles of road.
The storm was so brutal, Boone and other counties pulled their plows off the road Monday night. Twenty mile per hour winds were blowing roads closed as quickly as they were cleared.
That created a snow day for Patrick Anderson and his son and snow plow co-driver, Luke.
"We had eight inches of snow that was drifted up the garage at 27 inches," Anderson said.
Plows encountered drifts up to four feet deep, but not a lot of traffic getting in their way.
"Today has been very good," Parr said. "It seems as people planned ahead to not be using the roads so we can get them cleared off. I've had to encounter hardly any motorists today."
Several counties tell similar stories. They didn't have any real problems with motorists. It appears that for the most part drivers heard the warnings, stayed off the roads and stayed safe at home.