I-25, I-70 hit hard with closures, snowy conditions across the state
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Sights and sounds from around Colorado Springs and Denver as snow continues to fall.
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Snow showers will spread eastward across southern Colorado on Sunday morning with snow falling heavy at times across the mountains and along the Interstate 25 corridor and adjacent plains, according to the weather service. The heaviest snow will impact the eastern San Juan mountains and the Sangre De Cristo and Wet mountains, where 4 to 10 inches will fall by late Sunday evening.
CDOT cam shows I-25 is snow-packed and icy between Pueblo and Colorado Springs near Pinon. Expect occasional bands of heavy snow to continue this morning, with snowfall rates of 1″ per hour possible. pic.twitter.com/qdo24Yf0hC
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) March 6, 2022
The central mountains, Fremont and Teller counties, the Wet Mountain valley and the I-25 corridor will pick up 2 to 6 inches with higher amounts possible. The southeast plains east of the I-25 corridor counties will see a trace to near 3 inches with the heaviest amounts falling along the northern slopes of the Raton Mesa across Las Animas county.
UPDATES
– Southbound I-25 was closed Sunday morning between exits 110 and exit 104 north of Pueblo, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Gazette news partner KKTV reports that as many as 20 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes. Southbound I-25 was closed for about an hour, reopening around noon.
– I-70 was closed late Sunday morning in both directions between Burlington and Limon after multiple crashes and whiteout conditions, Colorado State Patrol says.
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Colorado Springs and Fountain are on accident alert status as of Sunday morning.
Pueblo doppler radar is indicating bands of moderate to heavy snow lifting out across southeast mtns and I-25 Corridor as of 840 am. Expect hazardous travel conditions with poor visibility in snow and accumulating snow on the roadways through the rest of the morning. #cowx pic.twitter.com/sAAiyIuhYU
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) March 6, 2022
Drivers involved in a traffic crash with no injuries, no suspected alcohol or drugs involved, with both drivers licensed and all vehicles involved registered can exchange information with the other driver. Within 72 hours, drivers report the crash online here.
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