DENVER — A powerful winter storm is rolling through Colorado bringing much-needed snow to the High Country and Front Range. Heavy mountain snow is expected and a bit of a rain/snow mix to the Interstate 25 corridor and plains, according to Denver7 meteorologist Stacey Donaldson.
"It looks like it'll be a slushy and snowy Friday morning (and evening) drive across the city with possibly 1 to 3 inches of accumulation in Denver. We'll see some slightly heavier accumulation along the Palmer Divide and west up into the foothills," Donaldson said.
The Denver7 news team is tracking the latest weather impacts and alerts in the Colorado weather blog below. Refresh this page for updates.
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Friday, March 6
2 p.m. | DIA delays, cancellations | There are 1,011 flights in and out of Denver International Airport delayed, according to FlightAware. 41 flights have been canceled.
12:01 p.m. | Highway closure | Highway 285 from Fairplay to Grant is closed due to multiple crashes, stuck semis, and adverse weather conditions, according to the Park County Sheriff's Office.
12 p.m. | DIA delays, cancellations | There are 849 flights in and out of Denver International Airport delayed, according to FlightAware. 13 flights have been canceled.
10:31 a.m. | DIA delays, cancellations | There are 583 flights in and out of Denver International Airport delayed, according to FlightAware. 11 flights have been canceled.
8:26 a.m. | DIA deicing truck plane crash | Passengers on a United Airlines flight Friday morning at Denver International Airport were asked to get off the plane after it hit a deicing truck.
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Passengers on United Airlines flight deplaned after plane hits deicing truck
7:30 a.m. | DIA deicing | Aircraft departing from Denver International are being sprayed with deicing fluid to remove snow and ice, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
6:40 a.m. | Road closure | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Colorado State Patrol (CSP) have closed northbound Interstate 25 into Wyoming due to blowing snow conditions up to Cheyenne, according to Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber.
6:22 a.m. | Evergreen crash | Two drivers crashed on Highway 103 near Pine Valley as they were driving on snow and ice, according to Evergreen Fire Rescue. Neither person was injured.
5:01 a.m. | Mountain school closures | Due to weather, all mountain schools will be closed Jeffco Public Schools announced Monday morning. That includes:
- Bergen Elementary School
- Conifer High School
- Elk Creek Elementary School
- Evergreen High School
- Evergreen Middle School
- Marshdale Elementary School
- Paramalee Elementary School
- Ralston Elementary School
- Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen Charter
- West Jefferson Elementary School
- West Jefferson Middle School
- Wilmot Elementary School
4:30 a.m. | Weekend forecast| We could see around 3 to 5 inches across the Denver metro area by early Friday evening. Some of the heavier totals will be on the south and west sides of town, with even more in the mountains. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect across the core of the metro area until 8 p.m.
We also have a Winter Storm Warning for the northern Front Range mountains and that remains in effect until midnight for more than a foot of snow. See Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo's full forecast here.
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