Towns along I-70 on the east side of the Eisenhower Tunnel recorded nearly 2 feet of snow by Sunday morning. To the south, the Colorado Springs area is expected to get up to 6 more inches of snow. Boulder has an estimated a 52% chance of getting more than a foot of snow Sunday. Northern Colorado and towns in the foothills like Boulder and Evergreen could see up to 8 more inches of snow through Sunday night. Sunday to say up to 8 more inches of snow could fall in Denver throughout the day - an increase from the maximum of 6 inches they predicted about 3:30 a.m.Ĭities in northern Colorado saw more snow than Denver overnight and into Sunday morning, with reports of up to 15 inches in the Fort Collins area, according to the weather service. “The wind is as bad as the snow is, there’s almost no visibility out there,” Moylan said.įorecasters updated their snowfall forecast at 9:30 a.m. Visibility in many parts of the county dropped to about 7 feet, he said, prompting the sheriff’s office to only respond to life-or-death calls while visibility remained so poor. The county used its military surplus transport vehicle during the rescues, but by mid-afternoon even the 25-ton, mine-resistant vehicle needed to be accompanied by a Colorado Department of Transportation plow to reach stranded people, Weld County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Joe Moylan said. Sunday, including a tractor-trailer that tipped over. Sheriff’s deputies in Weld County - one of the areas hit hardest by the snow and wind - completed six rescues of stranded drivers as of 2:20 p.m. The storm is expected to be more intense Sunday as it works its way along the Interstate 25 corridor, National Weather Service meteorologist Zach Hiris said.Įmergency responders, local governments and public transportation systems urged people to stay home and not travel. Visibility on many roads dropped to nothing, making it difficult for snowplow drivers to work. The snow, sometimes blasting in sideways from the wind, snapped branches with its weight, downed power lines and drifted up to 3 feet deep in spots. Snow is expected to continue - and intensify - through the afternoon and evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a blizzard warning for the Interstate 25 corridor. Sunday, while communities in northern Colorado and the foothills saw close to 2 feet by Sunday morning. Meteorologists recorded snowfall of 19.1 inches at Denver International Airport as of 11 a.m. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuĭenver’s snowfall approached record territory Sunday as meteorologists predicted up to 8 inches of additional snow could fall across the metro area, adding to the half a foot already on the ground from Saturday.
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