LIVE: BLIZZARD FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN COLORADO

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL ALONG THE FRONT RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING….Difficult if not impossible travel can be expected across the Front Range and I-25 Corridor through this evening due to blizzard conditions. A significant late season winter storm centered over southeast Colorado will nearly stall today, and then lift slowly northeast and weaken tonight. Significant snow accumulations have already occurred across the Front Range Mountains and Foothills, with a few spots already seeing greater than 2 feet, and well over a foot in the Fort Collins area. Snow will be heavy at times through the day in and near the Front Range and I-25 Corridor. The most severe conditions from deep accumulating snow will likely occur in and near the Front Range Mountains and Foothills where totals of 2 to 4 feet can be expected, and along the I-25 Urban Corridor where 1to 2 feet will likely fall. The favored locations for the heaviest snow totals along the I-25 Corridor will be from Boulder north
through the Fort Collins area. Temperatures will be warm enough to bring a mix of rain and snow across the plains mainly east of a Sterling to Limon line. Winds will gust to between 35 and 45 mph, producing significant blowing and drifting snow and blizzard conditions across the I-25 Corridor….BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT…* WHAT…Blizzard conditions ongoing. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches, with storm totals of 14 to 24 inches, heaviest Boulder to Fort Collins corridor. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.* WHERE…Fort Collins, Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver, Denver, Castle Rock, and Greeley.* WHEN…Until Midnight MDT tonight.* IMPACTS…Do not travel. Blowing and drifting snow will significantly reduce visibility with whiteout conditions at times. Scattered power outages can be expected.