People on the roads aren't the only ones that have to deal with the snow and weather, homeowners are having to shovel powder off their driveways, and lay down some sand rock salt for safety.

For some people, it's a hassle, but for longtime Reno residents like Ed Powell, it's a walk in the park. He's lived in the Reno-Sparks area for about 40 years, and he's collected many items that help him get by.

Powell said, "We've accumulated several shovels and they each have their own strong point. Some sand salt stuff, brush for the windshield, or even... I bought this, but we never use it... A cover for my wife's windshield when she's commuting, so you just take it off, you don't have to scrape. That's worthwhile."

But some folks aren't as prepared as Mr. Powell. Tuesday's snowfall in the valley was a wake-up call for many in need of winter supplies.

Preston Walton, the assistant manager of Shelly's True Value Hardware said, "When everyone's really preparing for stuff like this outside, they just kind of get befuddled a little bit in their mind and they're like, "oh, I got to get this, this and this, and you just see a draw of people come in and it's like wow I wasn't expecting that."

Walton said the weekend before the storm was busy.

"Sundays are generally our slow days, like very slow days. But we just got hit with a lot of people the hour and 15 minutes we were here and it just stayed busy the rest o the day until the end of the day." he said. "Once it gets busy it's crazy, because I'm usually running around the store with my head cut off."

The hardware store is expecting another surge of shoppers before the next storm hits the valley. However, Walton is confident that they'll be able to keep up with demand. He said they have a full stock of winter necessities like shovels, windshield scrapers, and ice melt.

The assistant manager said, "We often get calls from other stores, like, "hey, do you guys have this," because they don't have it or it's not available or it's not on hand. We always try to be prepared to make sure other people are prepared."