Winter wonderland or travel nightmare? Snowstorm unloads over 30 inches of snow in Colorado

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here is mid WI, we might get 6 inches starting tonight. Can't imagine 30 plus inches.


Winter wonderland or travel nightmare? Snowstorm unloads over 30 inches of snow in Colorado

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By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and staff writer

Updated nov. 26, 2019 1:36 PM

Crews are working hard to keep runways and taxiways open at the Denver International Airport. Many airlines are resuming operations in the early afternoon.

A major snowstorm has caused headaches for early Thanksgiving travelers in Colorado with feet of snow piling up in some parts of the state.

The storm began to unfold over Colorado late Monday and intensified overnight. Most of Denver and the city’s suburbs woke up to 6 to 12 inches of snow on Tuesday with several feet falling over the nearby mountains.

Estes Park, Colorado, located near Rocky Mountain National Park, was one of the snowiest spots in the state with nearly 32 inches of snow falling as of 7 a.m. MST Tuesday.

Snow has also spread into Nebraska with a general 3 to 6 inches falling over the state’s midsection as of late Tuesday morning.
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These two images were taken just one day apart, showing a backyard in Fort Collins, Colorado, before and after the snowstorm.

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By Tuesday morning, over 440 flights had been canceled and another 120 delayed, according to FlightStats, with the airport measuring at least 7 inches of snow accumulation.