Do you need a snowblower in Independence, KY?
The machine for a Independence driveway
Cordless single-stage
Plenty falls in Independence, about 3.0 tons a winter on this driveway, but it comes in shallow storms a small cordless machine can take in.
Before you buy, check the battery is rated to clear the whole driveway in one charge in the cold, or get a second battery. Batteries lose range below freezing.
How much snow Independence gets
- Snow a year
- 23 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 0.8 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- almost never
- Days with snow on the ground
- 22
Light, below most snowy cities. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.7 times as much. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Independence
- Oct0.2
- Nov0.8
- Dec4.1
- Jan7.7
- Feb6.7
- Mar3.4
- Apr0.4
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in November.
Towns near Independence
Independence is number 3 of 42 Kentucky towns here for snowfall; Covington gets the most at 23 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington, KY | 6 | 23 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Florence, KY | 6 | 23 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Erlanger, KY | 6 | 23 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Alexandria, KY | 9 | 23 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Newport, KY | 9 | 16 in | A shovel is enough |
| Fort Thomas, KY | 10 | 16 in | A shovel is enough |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport, 8.9 miles from Independence. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.