Just shoveled the walk, went in and got my phone, and this much snow was already on the deck when I came out (the deck is grey). The path in the picture is at least a foot deep. That ground was bare yesterday. It is still snowing hard, and the wind is stronger than it was this afternoon. Picture taken at 8:45 PM CST. Picture from the south side of Ankeny, between Ankeny and Des Moines.