Calgary: wow.

As you may know, Calgary is right now getting smoked by a brutal winter storm. Lots of snow, high winds, near-zero visibilities and general chaos are occurring.

West of the city there's an airport called Springbank. Check out their latest observation:

CYBW 042100Z 33027G35KT 1/8SM SHSN +BLSN VV001 -5.3/-8.2 A2976 RMK SN8 SNOW DRIFTS 30 INCHES SLP143 53009 SKYXX=

30 inch snow drifts. It's not common there, I'm sure.