That sounds shitty.
I don't think I've ever seen snow in autumn, at least not severely enough to cause that kind of havoc. The only problem I've had in my area with snow is that it tends to thaw and refreeze a lot, so there's a big problem with black ice (which makes traffic a laugh riot as well as making it really hard to walk anywhere. Especially because my area's pretty hilly)
I don't think I've ever seen snow in autumn, at least not severely enough to cause that kind of havoc. The only problem I've had in my area with snow is that it tends to thaw and refreeze a lot, so there's a big problem with black ice (which makes traffic a laugh riot as well as making it really hard to walk anywhere. Especially because my area's pretty hilly)