"Alternate routes not encouraged in the area because they will still be dangerous due to high winds and slick roads," the Colorado State Patrol said Wednesday. The state patrol said troopers on the scene believe it will take until Thursday morning to clear the accident but there is an unknown timeframe for when the interstate will reopen. No injuries have been reported, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The multi-vehicle crash closed down about a 160-mile stretch of the interstate, from Airpark Road in Aurora, Colorado, to the Kansas state line in both directions. The weather service also warned that heavy snowfall rates in Nebraska, Michigan and other states "combined with winds gusting up to 35 mph will result in dangerous travel due to blowing snow with near-zero visibility at times." 21-vehicle pileup closes Colorado interstateĪ major accident involving nine semi-trucks and 12 passenger vehicles shut down a section of Interstate 70 in Colorado Wednesday afternoon. Snow and ice are set to spread into the Northeast on Thursday and continue into Friday. The National Weather Service on Wednesday afternoon said the winter storm over the "Central Plains will track into the Great Lakes by Thursday with a mixture of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
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Problem solved: How to quickly defrost your icy car windshieldĪre you too old to shovel snow? If you're over 45, beware of heart attacks, doctor says How far will the winter weather spread? Here’s what you need to know as winter weather intensifies this week: "Heavy snowfall rates and some icing will create dangerous travel in many areas," the weather service said Wednesday. Areas in the northern part of the state are under a winter storm watch, which will remain in effect until Thursday night. The storm could move all the way to parts of Michigan.
The National Weather Service had issued a winter storm warning for nine states as of Wednesday morning.
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Swaths of the eastern Rockies, the Plains, and the upper Midwest were under winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories Wednesday, and parts of Nebraska could see additional snow accumulations of up to 17 inches. Major avalanche risk is present in many backcountry areas of the state.Watch Video: Blizzards with bomb cyclone potential dump snow, drop temperaturesĬolorado, Nebraska and other parts of the central U.S. are facing a major snowstorm Wednesday that has already broken records in Arizona – and it could cross more than 1,700 miles of the country. It is likely that higher snow totals have fallen in the mountains. Note that these totals only account for population centers (unless otherwise noted) and are subject to increase as more snow falls and more recent reports are received. According to the National Weather Service, snow will keep falling into the morning around Colorado, with road conditions remaining poor.Īs of 9:00 AM, here's the latest snow total report from last night's storm.
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