Drive through central Sioux Falls, and you'll notice the streets are getting more narrow. That's because the city has received 48.8 inches of snow - that's more than we usually see all winter long. And we haven't even made it through March, which is typically the snowiest month of the year.
You aren't the only one noticing the streets are getting more narrow. Sioux Falls resident Andrea Smith has been down this road before, navigating narrow streets that can be a result of the season.
"Every winter, usually. This is a little more snow this year than we've had in the past, so it gets a little bit more hectic," Sioux Falls Resident Andrea Smith said.
Smith has lived in this central neighborhood for eight years. The piles of snow and parked cars are something she's learned to navigate.
"We don't get snow removed first, of course. I live between Augustana and USF, so the parking is already heavy enough as is with all the kids parking in between the two schools, so obviously if they don't move their cars, they plow around. You have a lot of snow still packed down in the streets," Smith said.
On parts of some roadways there is only room for one vehicle to pass through at a time. That's something local ambulance crews have to be prepared for.
"When we start getting into some of the residential areas, if we're called to respond to that location, some of the roads are narrower there, but you make do with what you have. You try to respond as best you can," Paramedics Plus Director of Operations and Clinical Services Scott Christensen said.
There's a way for fellow drivers to help speed up that process.
"If we have our lights and sirens on we would ask the public to yield to us," Christensen said.
The hope is that with a little communication on the road, drivers will steer clear of any mishaps.