In NE it always pays to be prepared for snow come November through April. Plowable snow can come earlier and later, but it's a rare event. I've had 19.25" of snow so far this season. I still have 5" - 6" of snowpack over unfrozen ground and still have running ground surface water in places despite the subfreezing temperatures. I've never seen this before in the +30 years we've lived here.