# OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here

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**Created:** [October 12, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828 "2006-10-12T10:22:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/162 "2006-10-12T16:43:20Z")

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> [@fairgentleman Z](#):
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> …in the 5 minutes I was outside there was about 7-10 cracks of limbs coming down all over the neighborhood…
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> I have never seen this little snow have such a strong effect. It’s not even freezing rain or ice storm stuff. Do trees get physically stronger in winter? Would it make sense that their structures become less plyable in/at freezing?

Somebody said it before, but it’s the leaves. If the leaves fall off the tree, there is less surface area for snow to build up on. Because all the leaves are still on the extra snow will be too much for some of the trees, and they will crack under the weight.

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