Nat Guard called up in CO.
200,000+ people w/o power, Xcel says might not have it restored til tomorrow for some.
Update from South Denver: there is maybe 6" of snow accumulated so far, but it's hard to tell b/c of the wind blowing it around. The wind is still blowing pretty hard (maybe 20mph, gusts 30mph), but the snow (for now) has mostly stopped).
That reminds me –
Speaking of avalanches in CO… D5
Colorado sees 2,500 avalanches a year. 2019 has already surpassed that.
Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation spent Sunday triggering slides in an effort to prevent potentially deadly avalanches on I-70.
Author: Allison Sylte
Published: 4:33 PM MDT March 10, 2019
Updated: 5:59 PM MDT March 10, 2019
KUSA – Colorado typically experiences around 2,500 avalanches a year – and according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, 2019 has already surpassed that.
This isn’t surprising if you consider the 500 avalanches that have been reported in the past nine days. Those slides have led to lengthy closures on Interstate 70, buried cars on Highway 91, and the death of a backcountry skier on Jones Pass.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-sees-2500-avalanches-a-year-2019-has-already-surpassed-that/73-68531a1a-7a7f-4a28-90ff-c932831721c9