The wind continues to hinder the effort to clear county roads. In Pottawattamie County, engineers estimate that 75% of the gravel roads are impassable.

In the county, drifts are measured in feet not inches.

"I think our kids will remember this one. I was around in '75 as a kid and this one seems just as bad," says Adam Patrick of Carson, Iowa.

The primary roads, like Highway 6 which had been closed, are finally driveable. It's a different road for the rural roads.

"They get them open and the 5 or 6 hours later, they're closed up again because of the wind," says Jeff Theulen of the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency.

Pottawattamie County is the second largest county in Iowa and that's a lot of ground to cover. On Saturday near 290th Street and Highway 92, a snowplow got stuck trying to clear the way for emergency crews to get to a rescue call.

"The volunteers are trying to get to a call but they have to call for a snowplow," says Theulen. "You can see what that would do to response times."

Pottawattamie county will be using the services of the State of Iowa and its huge snow blowers the next 48-hours to help open the 75-percent of gravel roads that are impassable. For the 14 volunteer fire and rescue departments, it's slow going for most emergencies.