Photos: Minnesota's first snow arrives early

November 10, 2014

Enjoying the snow. — Melissa Marchan, 4, enjoys playing in the snow in north Minneapolis Tuesday morning...
Yi-Chin Lee / MPR News

Winter packed a mighty punch in the first storm of the winter season.

Snow and sleet graced wide swaths of central and northern Minnesota on Monday. Parts of the state could see up to a foot of snow by noon on Tuesday. A cold snap is forecast for later in the week.

It appears winter has arrived and intends to stay.

• Follow the storm on MPR News' winter weather live blog

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Skiing in St. Cloud — Ann Wessel / The St. Cloud Times via AP
Wren Scott-Lumbar, 11, skis at Hester Park in St. Cloud on Monday.

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North Minneapolis resident shoveling the sidewalk. — Yi-Chin Lee / MPR News
...while her mother, Ana Pena, shovels the sidewalk in front of their house. Pena says the icy surface makes it hard to shovel.

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