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Weather Blog: Power outages, road closures, and more - tracking snow in southern Colorado

Most highways have been reopened, but some are still closed due to adverse weather conditions from the winter storm.
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5:00 p.m. Sunday (November 10)

ROAD OPENINGS

  • Highway 24 between I-25 (Colorado Springs) and US 40 (1 mile east of Limon) has reopened.
  • Eastbound I-70 has reopened.
  • CO 109 has reopened.
  • US 160 has been reopened.
  • CO 10 in both directions has reopened.

ROAD CLOSURES

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the following closures are in place:

  • Highway 94: Between Johnson Road and US 40 (16 to 67 miles east of Ellicott) from Mile Point 35 to Mile Point 86. Road closed expect delays due to safety concerns.
  • CO 101 northbound and southbound, Between US 50; Carson Avenue, and County Road 14 (Las Animas) from Mile Point 0 to Mile Point 21. Road closed due to safety concerns.

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, I-25 has reopened to southbound traffic. Traffic cameras south of Pueblo show vehicles beginning to make their way south.

Southbound I-25
Traffic cameras show that southbound I-25 was reopened after a days-long closure.

    • VIEW THE LIVE TRAFFIC MAP BELOW

    POWER OUTAGES

    Sunday

    • Black Hills Energy: Some affected households could have their power restored by noon on Sunday, November 10. See the outage map here.

    Saturday

    • Black Hills Energy: Some affected households could have their power restored by 10:00 p.m. Saturday, November 9.
    • The Pueblo Fire Department is being dispatched and working multiple utility lines down across the city. This is very wet, heavy snow that is causing tree limbs to break and lean on power lines.
    • Black Hills Energy: Over 1,100 customers in Pueblo are without power.

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    COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT CANCELLATIONS

    Click here for the latest on cancellations at Denver International Airport.

    10:00 p.m. Friday

    Trailer Restrictions

    • CDOT has issued driving restrictions for vehicles with any type of trailer beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. For the following roads.

      • I-25 in both directions from Mile Point 180 (South of Plum Creek Pkwy) to 150 (N. Academy Blvd)
      • I-70 in both directions from Mile Point 259 (Golden) to 205 (Silverthorne)
      • US 285 in both directions from Mile Point 250 (Morrison) to 184 (Fairplay)
      • US 40 in both directions from Mile Point 234 (Winter Park) to 256 (Empire)
      • US 6 in both directions from Mile Point 217 (Keystone) to 229 (Georgetown)

    11:30 a.m. Friday

    CITY OF PUEBLO EXTENDS DECELERATION OF EMERGENCY HOUSING

    On Friday the City of Pueblo says Mayor Heather Graham has extended the declaration of emergency housing through Sunday, November 10 ending at 7:00 a.m.

    During this emergency, local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and other religious institutions may utilize their buildings as temporary shelters for the City’s homeless.

    10:00 a.m. Friday

    Our latest thoughts on the last of the snow for Southern Colorado. Most accumulations will occur from late this morning through late this evening, with the snow tapering off towards early Saturday morning.

    Southern Colorado travel is ill-advised south and east of Pueblo Friday afternoon/evening and Saturday morning until the road gets more work from plow crews on Saturday. The Otero County Sheriff's Office is asking people to avoid county roads and stay in if possible.

    9 a.m. Friday

    The First Alert 5 Weather team has been busy tracking this intense, multi-day storm. Today, it will make its way from New Mexico into Nebraska, leaving Colorado with one more blast of snow and wind on Friday. Expect the worst of the storm from late this morning until late this evening.

    Low on the Move
    Low pressure will move across southeastern Colorado on Friday, with one last round of heavy snow and strong wind.

    • Mountain Metropolitan Transit closes services Friday due to adverse weather conditions and safety concerns.

    7:30 a.m Friday

    Here's a look at the latest radar. Heavy snow moving back in across the entire area. Conditions will continue to worsen through the AM.

    10:00 p.m. Thursday

    The storm is impacting mass transit service. In Colorado Springs, Mountain Metro Transit pulled its busses off the roads Thursday morning after several got stuck in the snow. For Friday, it will have a delayed start with service resuming at 10 a.m.

    Pueblo Transit will be operating on a delayed start Friday as well, with the south shopping route beginning at 7:45 a.m., and all other routes starting at 8 a.m.

    WATCH: Transit services in Colorado Springs and Pueblo to have delayed starts

    8:30 p.m. Thursday

    Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency due to the severe winter weather conditions expected in parts of Colorado. That declaration activates the state's emergency operations plan.

    WATCH: Governor Jared Polis declares a disaster emergency due to storm

    6:00 p.m. Thursday

    We spoke with interim CEO Travis Williams, who tells us that 431 people were sheltered at the Springs Rescue Mission from the cold last night.

    WATCH: Springs Rescue Mission ready to take people in during snow storm

    12:00 p.m. Thursday

    Colorado Springs officials provide updates on winter conditions

    Colorado Springs officials provide an update on winter conditions

    WATCH: Tracking plow crews work in Colorado Springs

    WATCH: City of Colorado Springs responds to winter weather conditions

    • Colorado Springs Police Department remains on accident alert status (accidents without injuries or property damage can be reported online within 72 hours of crash)
    • Mountain Metro Transit has shut down service
    • Plowing efforts are still mainly focusing on primary roadways, but some plows have started working on secondary roads
    • Officials are asking as many people to stay home if possible
    • Officials ask that people who can't stay home give snow plows as much space as they can on the roads

    11:00 a.m. Thursday

    ROAD CONDITIONS

    Closures: For more check the CO Trips Map Here.

    • Per CHFD: An accident is blocking traffic on Palmer Park east of Powers.
      CHFD responding to an accident reported to be blocking traffic, on Palmer Park east of Powers— Cimarron Hills FD (@CimHillsFD) November 7, 2024
    • Per CDOT: I-25 south of Pueblo to New Mexico has been closed due to safety concerns.

    WATCH: Department of Transportation closes I-25 S from Pueblo to New Mexico

    • Per CSPD: Vehicle vs. sign and wall WB Woodmen west of Lexington, unknown blockage.
    • Per CDOT: US 24 is closed in both directions: Road closed. Between Yoder Street (Calhan) to Limon.
    • Per CDOT: US 50 Westbound Crash between CO 45 and Purcell Boulevard (Pueblo West) at Mile Point 311.
    • Per CDOT: Northbound I-25 Closed due to a crash south of Pueblo between Exit 91: Stem Beach and CO 45 (Pueblo) at Mile Point 94.

    • Per CDOT: CO 94 closed in both directions: Road closed. Between Johnson Road and US 40 (16 to 67 miles east of Ellicott) from Mile Point 35 to Mile Point 86.

      I-25 Closure from Pueblo to NM

    • Mountain Metropolitan Transportation announces buses will stop service at 10:30 a.m. due to adverse weather conditions and safety concerns.

    A look at road conditions along Woodmen Road Thursday Morning

    SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS

    KOAA News5 School Closings and Delays

    Forecast for Thursday into Friday:

    Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect until Saturday at 5:00 AM. Heavy snow will move across all of southern Colorado today in the form of bands. Periods of heavy snow and periods of lighter snow. Bands will contain snow rates of 1-2" per hour leading to significant issues in visibility, with roads remaining slippery and snow covered. I'm particularly focused on our southern tier near the Raton Mesa and Raton Pass...which could be impassable at times today. If you can avoid travel - you'll save yourself a lot of stress.

    Winter Storm Warnings are active for all of southern I-25, and most of the SE Plains. E Otero and E Kiowa counties have Winter Weather Advisories

    Snow will increase in intensity south to north through the morning with heavy rates through much of the day in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and particularly in the southern mountains. Expect rates of 1-2" per hour in snow bands. Snow will vary in intensity through the day as bands rotate through your neighborhood - so don't expect 2"/hr rates all day. The exception is in our southern mountains, which will continue to be measuring new snow accumulations in feet by the end of Thursday.

    A brief break in the action will occur Thursday night as the low pivots through Albuquerque. A third and final potent batch of mid-level energy will fling around the low and into southern Colorado Friday morning. Snow will again become heavy Friday morning. With upslope flow, and wet and slightly warmer air, expect 1-2"/hr snowfall rates, with dense wet snow that will be hard to shovel and will pack down the existing snow a bit. We'll also be monitoring for some gusty winds, particularly over places like the Palmer Divide where blowing snow will be an issue at times, winds will gust from 20-30 mph.

    The big wild card on Friday's snow will be surface temperatures. With a slightly warm airflow direction on Friday, temperatures will be a couple degrees warmer. It's a small difference, but it could be critical in forecasting total snow on Friday. In our latest snow map, I've made the additional accumulation ranges a bit wider than usual for that reason. If temperatures are warmer, your totals will be toward the lower end, if we stay around freezing, your city totals will come in near the high end.

    From Thursday-Saturday, expect this much additional snow in your city
    Expect this much additional snow in the Pikes Peak Region. Note that totals over the Palmer Divide could end up slightly higher if we end up colder and based on day-of snow band dynamics.

    • As of Tuesday evening, snow showers have already moved into El Paso, Teller. and Fremont Counties, and there are some reports in Castle Rock. Snow is beginning to accumulate on the roads.
    • Snow Forecast Totals through Saturday Morning:
      New snow accumulation forecast
      We aren't out of the woods yet! Here's what we could see for additional snow totals!

      Here's the overall set up:

      An Albuquerque Low is slowly trudging along, with cold air to our north, and wet air to our south, mixing together over Colorado

      Track this storm through the morning, including snow totals and updated forecasts, on the First Alert 5 Weather stream, which can be viewed on the KOAA News5 app for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV or AndroidTV.

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