A few flakes in late September wouldn’t be uncommon, but over 15cm in mid-month is rare.

The problem with this much snow is that the leaves are still on the trees, which when combined with the weight of the wet snow, cause branches to break, and even trees to topple. Despite much of the snow now melted, the streets are littered with branches and broken trees, and some neighbourhoods are still without electricity due to downed power lines.

7 deg. C here today but it's supposed to warm up to 20C by next week