We have 14" here, which is a record. I've seen drifts close to 6 feet in person, and 8' on the news. We don't get snow fall like that, so there were only about 50 city snow plows available, plus the DOT plows on the interstates. The City has around 500,000 people. Simi's seem to the big problem, they are stuck everywhere. It was 6 below zero F last night, and it's going to be the same tonight. I drove to work today in a 2x4 truck and had no problem. I can't say I missed my old 4x4's, but I drove them for about 20 years and really didn't need the extra pull. The ride is much better over 350 days a year.
Rash