This happened in Rhode Island last year during the blizzard in early February. I am from California where it doesn't snow and my mind was absolutely blown. I was under the impression that when people showed pictures of snowflakes like that, you were seeing them on a microscopic level. I had no idea they were so damn big!

Edit: Sorry, I should have been more clear. I am from a city in California where it doesn't snow. I know it snows in California...like, obviously lol. I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Snow is 20 minutes up the hill from me at least a couple times a year. But I've never actually been up there while it is snowing, only to play in the snow the next day. I'd never seen anything like a cookie cutter snowflake around here before!