Preparing for tomorrow's storm

Blower from the shed or garage - kimt storm team 3 meteorologists are forecasting accumulating snow for tomorrow.

Kimt news 3's alex jirgens is looking at how busy equipment sales and repair shops are ahead of the storm.

He joins us live in mason city - alex?xxx lowerthird2line talent coronavirus:alex jirgens ajirgens@kimt.com coverage you can count on amy - having a snow blower would be useful to have right now - as it's virtually an essential part of life in the upper midwest.

Aj babies-lvo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:preparing for tomorrow's storm mason city, ia floyd and leonard in mason city has seen plenty of customer traffic come through their doors after last week's storm - and for today - as the storm is on the horizon.

If you're looking to get your blower fixed in a short time - co-owner tom abbas says it can be cranked out fairly quick - roughly within a day or two.

But for new equipment - there is a bit of a backup.xxx aj babies-lsot-1 for that.

For instance for snow, for toro, what we have in stock is probably what we're going to be able to obtain.

Within the season going right now, and the east coast having such a storm out there."

Through each season - abbas tells me business is dictated by the forecast.

Live in mason city - alex jirgens...kimt news 3 thank you alex.

Abbas recommends getting a product serviced roughly every few years - depending on usage.

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