Potholes show up fairly suddenly toward the end of every winter season, but this year was especially quick, Gano said. February brought 11 days of subzero temperatures the most since 1958, according to the National Weather Service but finished with highs in the mid-40s.
As the city logs reports, public works crews are out in full force and usually respond to a report within 48 hours, the city said in a news release. They patch the holes with cold mix asphalt, which holds for a few days or a few weeks at best, as a stopgap until warm temperatures stick and allow for hot asphalt to be poured, Gano said.
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Live updates on the winter storm that marched through Io:
7:50 a.m. Wednesday: Tuesday s storm likely makes this month the tenth-snowiest December in Des Moines history, according to preliminary data and historical records from the National Weather Service.
The 9.6 inches of snow that fell in Des Moines on Tuesday stretched the preliminary running total for this month to 17.1 inches. That narrowly bests the 17 inches that fell in the capital city in December 1888, which previously ranked tenth.
Tuesday s storm dropped nearly 10 inches of snow on Des Moines; NWS monitoring Friday storm Sarah Kay LeBlanc, Amber Mohmand, Andrea May Sahouri and Shelby Fleig, Des Moines Register
If your newspaper is buried under a mountain of snow, you can read our e-edition for free on Wednesday and Thursday. Access the e-edition at https://desmoinesregister-ia.newsmemory.com.
Live updates on the winter storm that marched through Io:
7:50 a.m. Wednesday: Tuesday s storm likely makes this month the tenth-snowiest December in Des Moines history, according to preliminary data and historical records from the National Weather Service.
The 9.6 inches of snow that fell in Des Moines on Tuesday stretched the preliminary running total for this month to 17.1 inches. That narrowly bests the 17 inches that fell in the capital city in December 1888, which previously ranked tenth.