Lansing's first snow storm of 2019 hits in early November

Matthew Dae Smith
Lansing State Journal
"I have a snowblower but the snow's too wet  and heavy, so I'm stuck shoveling," Tim Goucher of Lansing said Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, while clearing his driveway amidst the Lansing area's first snowfall.  "I'm shoveling out now so I can head over to my mom's place to shovel her driveway," he said.
"I have a snowblower but the snow's too wet and heavy, so I'm stuck shoveling," Tim Goucher of Lansing said Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, while clearing his driveway amidst the Lansing area's first snowfall. "I'm shoveling out now so I can head over to my mom's place to shovel her driveway," he said.
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A man heads to a snow-covered car at the Red Roof Inn near Collins Road in Lansing, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, as the Lansing-area gets its first dusting of snow.
A man heads to a snow-covered car at the Red Roof Inn near Collins Road in Lansing, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, as the Lansing-area gets its first dusting of snow.
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A woman and dog run in the snow near Hayford Avenue and Michigan Avenue Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
A woman and dog run in the snow near Hayford Avenue and Michigan Avenue Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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The first Lansing-area dusting of snow, seen Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, on Sandhill Road near College Road in Alaeidon Township.
The first Lansing-area dusting of snow, seen Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, on Sandhill Road near College Road in Alaeidon Township.
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A man shovels a driveway Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at a home along Mt. Hope Avenue near Martin Luther King Blvd.
A man shovels a driveway Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at a home along Mt. Hope Avenue near Martin Luther King Blvd.
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The first Lansing-area dusting of snow, seen  Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, against an icy traffic light near Saginaw Street  and Foster Avenue.
The first Lansing-area dusting of snow, seen Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, against an icy traffic light near Saginaw Street and Foster Avenue.
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The first Lansing-area dusting of snow, seen  Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, near the downtown library.
The first Lansing-area dusting of snow, seen Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, near the downtown library.
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A man rides his bicycle on a snow-laden sidewalk along Mt. Hope Avenue near Martin Luther King Boulevard, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
A man rides his bicycle on a snow-laden sidewalk along Mt. Hope Avenue near Martin Luther King Boulevard, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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A truck clears snow on Jolly Road near College Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
A truck clears snow on Jolly Road near College Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself from snow as she walks along S. Washington Avenue Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself from snow as she walks along S. Washington Avenue Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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A woman walks east along Kalamazoo Street Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, as snow falls in the Lansing area.
A woman walks east along Kalamazoo Street Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, as snow falls in the Lansing area.
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A man shovels a sidewalk  Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in front of the Rally's on Martin Luther King Blvd.
A man shovels a sidewalk Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in front of the Rally's on Martin Luther King Blvd.
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