Denver Weather: Winter Storm Hits, Some Areas Will Experience Whiteouts
Rain will change to snow along Colorado's Front Range on Thursday with 4-8 inches of wet slushy snow expected in most areas.
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Rain will change to snow along Colorado's Front Range on Thursday with 4-8 inches of wet slushy snow expected in most areas.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has reopened Interstate 70 through Colorado's Eastern Plains as well as all of Interstate 76.
Historic snow has fallen in Boulder and Fort Collins and many areas along the Front Range have seen the most snow in three years. The storm quickly moves into Nebraska Tuesday afternoon leaving very cold air and big piles of snow behind.
Nicole Portee spent most of Tuesday on the phone, in meetings, and poring over forecasts.
With a Blizzard Warning set to go into effect in Colorado on Wednesday, some school districts announced Tuesday that they will close for the day.
Stranded passengers at Denver International Airport may have to spend a second night on the floor as airlines struggle to find seats on flights after the airport closed on Wednesday.
Dozens of drivers were stranded across the Denver metro area on Wednesday as snow fell in some places more than an inch an hour. Several major roadways and interstates were closed across Colorado because of the blizzard warning.
There were more than 118,000 Xcel Energy customers without power on Wednesday morning in the middle of a blizzard warning for the Denver metro area.
The blizzard warning continues in the Denver metro area through 6 p.m. Wednesday which is making travel difficult. Passenger vehicles must also be equipped to drive in the conditions.
High winds roared along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies late Monday and early Tuesday as an intense storm system developed near southwest Kansas.
Denver International Airport was very quiet on Monday evening. This may be due to a number of cancellations by airlines as the storm moves into the Denver area.
Road crews are on full snow patrol as they anticipate a major snowstorm blowing into Colorado. The Denver metro area is under a blizzard warning Monday night.
With 12-16 inches of snow expected in the latest storm system and blizzard warning on Monday night into Tuesday, more than 100 flights at Denver International Airport have been cancelled.
If the combination of wind and blowing snow can reduce the visibility of a location to less than a quarter mile for three hours or longer the storm is classified as a blizzard.
There are changes to some flights at Denver International Airport in advance of Wednesday's storm that is expected to bring snow and blowing snow to the Denver metro area.
Snowfall from the latest storm to hit Colorado's mountains has already surpassed 4 feet around Wolf Creek Pass.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Wolf Creek Pass as Pacific moisture brings heavy snow and strong winds to the Continental Divide through Monday.
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