Also, the 5 min obs will also give you the actual vis below 1/4SM.
KBTV 192330Z AUTO 31013KT 1/8SM +SN SQ BKN015 OVC048 M07/M08 A2990 RMK T10701080 MADISHF
I thought Gene may have been exaggerating a bit, but those back trees in my cam have never been 100% obscured by snow before and it got pretty close to it 5 mins ago.