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Published November 13, 2010, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: First snow brings dramatic change

Western Wisconsin shifts from autumn to winter, overnight


The limestone cut on Hwy. 65 north of Division Street looked more like a mountain pass on Saturday, Nov. 13th, as sleet changed to heavy snow.

  • The limestone cut on Hwy. 65 north of Division Street looked more like a mountain pass on Saturday, Nov. 13th, as sleet changed to heavy snow.
  • Dollar General manager Monica Hunsinger shoves heavy slush from the store entrance prior to opening on Saturday, Nov. 13th, Hunsinger, who moved here from Louisiana last September to be near her grandchildren, wasn't whining about the snow but it's a real climate change from her former home, about 30 miles from New Orleans.
  • More than a few drivers found their vehicles heading the wrong way Saturday morning when freezing temperatures and snow changed driving conditions rather suddenly. His car was seen on Hwy. 29 near CTH FF, south of River Falls, late Saturday morning.
  • A River Falls police officer approaches one of many slide-ins on area roads Saturday. This one was on Hwy. 35, north of the city.
  • UWRF students awoke to a changed environment Saturday morning. Late Friday afternoon, coeds were jogging in shorts and t-shirts.
  • A herd of Black Angus in the town of Oak Grove appeared undaunted by the snowfall Saturday morning and more interested in their leader's quest into some fresh corn stubble.<br /><br />
  • Steel blue skies and a stark white field accented the silouette of St. John's United Church of Christ in the town of Oak Grove, Saturday morning.