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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Blizzard bears down on Colorado/Snow Advisory

From CNN.com

Colorado readies for next blizzard

POSTED: 1:53 p.m. EST, December 28, 2006

Weather Advisory Read full story for latest details. Blizzard bears down on Colorado

Excerpt: DENVER, CO (CNN/AP): Plows patrolled Denver's streets Thursday as another major storm blew toward the city, where 2 feet of snow still lingered from the blizzard that paralyzed the region a week earlier. If the wind remains as strong as forecast, it could easily whip the snow into blinding whiteouts by Friday, the National Weather Service warned.

That could shut down area highways all over again and possibly delay flights at Denver International Airport, where thousands of holiday travelers were stranded for about two days during the last storm.

Eighteen inches of snow was forecast for the Denver area starting Thursday, with as much as 2 1/2 feet of snow in the foothills and several inches as the storm moves in the plains.

Many Colorado cities were still trying to recover from last week's storm, chipping away at the thick ice and packed snow that layered some streets while repairing broken plows and stockpiling materials for the next wave....

URL: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/12/28/severe.weather.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Posted by C. L. Staten at 13:52.14
Edited on: Thursday, December 28, 2006 13:56.33
Categories: Emergency Services