A rare snowstorm occurred October 4 across parts of North Dakota and Minnesota which snapped tree lines and cut power to residents. Grand Forks, N.D. saw record amounts of snow for this early in the season at 3.5 inches. Blizzard conditions were blamed for a head-on collision that killed a woman in Grand Forks. The most snow was seen in Minnesota's Roseau County at 14 inches by Thursday afternoon. Interestingly enough residents forced out of Karlstad, Minn. temporarily this week due to a wildfire, received 6 inches of snow. Unexpected weather like this can be a hazard especially in driving conditions when people are not expecting the slippery roads.
This obviously isn't the worst snowstorm, but it is a rare one which makes people more prone to accidents. It is important for a community to be prepared for snow storms. Forecast and warning systems is an effective way in preparing the public for a snow storm and in doing so the community knows what to expect and will be more careful especially in driving conditions. Snow storms cannot be prevented, but salting the roads for drivers, snow plowing, and forecasting warnings does better prepare the community that is affected. In this case, only one person was killed, but many more people could have been injured because it was such an unexpected storm.
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