LIVE UPDATES: Several mountain highways closed as a winter storm rolled through Colorado (2024)

Several Colorado highways in the state's mountains are closed currently.

12:50 p.m.:

Here is what is still closed:

• US 550 mile points 48-95 (Red Mountain, Molas, Coal Bank passes)
• US 160 mile points 157-184 (Wolf Creek Pass)
• CO 14 Eastbound mile points 35-61 (Cameron Pass)
• CO 17 mile points 0-17 (Cumbres-La Manga Pass)
• CO 65 mile points 28-35 (Grand Mesa)
• CO 125 mile points 0-52 (US 40 to Walden)

10:35 a.m.:

Several Colorado highways in the state's mountains are closed currently. Here is a list:

• US 550 mile points 48-95 (Red Mountain, Molas, Coal Bank passes)
• US 160 mile points 157-184 (Wolf Creek Pass)
• CO 14 mile points 35-61 (Cameron Pass)
• CO 17 mile points 0-17 (Cumbres-La Manga Pass)
• CO 65 mile points 28-35 (Grand Mesa)
• CO 125 mile points 0-52 (US 40 to Walden)
• CO 139 mile points 32-40 (Douglas Pass)
• CO 145 mile points 48-61 (Lizard Head Pass)
• CO 318 mile points 0-60 (Maybell to Utah)

Thursday's weather around Denver is forecast to have a 30% chance of snow, mainly after 5 p.m., with partly sunny skies and a high near 24, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Wind chill values as low as -8. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

7:45 a.m.:

I-25 southbound: Left lane closed at CO 2 (Denver) at Mile Point 204.1. The left lane is closed due to a crash.

I-70 eastbound: Right lane closed between Exit 267: Kipling Street and Exit 269A: CO 121; Wadsworth Boulevard (Wheat Ridge) at Mile Point 268. The right lane is closed due to a crash.

I-76 eastbound: Left lane closed between Exit 1A: I-70; Wadsworth Boulevard and Exit 1B: CO 95; Sheridan Boulevard (Arvada) at Mile Point 0.5. The left lane is closed due to a crash.

US 6 eastbound and westbound: Road closed between Mile Point 222 and I-70 (7 miles east of Keystone) at Mile Point 226. Road closed expect delays due to a crash.

I-70 westbound: Right lane closed between Exit 234: Downieville and Exit 232: US 40; Empire Junction (Downieville-Lawson-Dumont) at Mile Point 233.5. The right lane is closed due to a stalled vehicle.

6:30 a.m.:

As a winter storm continues to move through the state and temperatures drop, many school districts in the Denver Metro area have announced two-hour delays.

Click HERE for a list from Denver Gazette media partner KUSA.

A wind chill advisory will take effect at midnight until 9 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Dangerously low wind chills are expected and be as low as 25 below zero.

11 p.m.:A stalled vehicle is causing a right lane closure on I-70 between Exit 234: Downieville and Exit 232:US 40; Empire Junction (Downieville-Lawson-Dumont)

Another stalled vehicle has caused the two right lanes further west on I-70 westbound between Empire Junction and CFCR 381 (Georgetown) to close.

10 p.m.:

More school districts have announced school delays as snow continues to blanket the state.

• Denver Public Schools- 2 hour delay
• Clear Creek School District RE-1- 2 hour delay
• Colorado High School Charter- 2 hour delay
• Denver Cooperative Preschool- 2 hour delay
• Jeffco Public Schools- 2 hour delay
• Platte Canyon Dist. 1- 1 1/2 hour delay
• Rocky Mountain Deaf School- 2 hour delay
• Vertical Skills Academy- 2 hour delay
• Warren Village Early Learning Center- 2 hour delay

9 p.m.:

Closures and delays around the Denver Metro area:

• 27J Schools- 2 hour delay
• Adams 12 Five Star Schools- opening 1 hour late
• Adams County School District 14- 2 hour delay
• Assumption Catholic School- 2 hour delay
• Aurora Public Schools- 2 hour delay
• AXL Academy- 2 hour delay
• Bromley East Charter School- 2 hour delay
• Colorado Early Colleges: Aurora- 2 hour delay
• Comm. College Denver: Adv Manufact. Cntr- closed
• Comm. College of Denver: Auraria- closed
• Comm. College of Denver: Lowry- closed
• Lotus School for Excellence- 2 hour delay
• Mapleton Public Schools- 2 hour delay
• New Heights Academy- 2 hour delay
• Pawnee School District RE-12- 2 hour delay
• Pickens Technical College- opening 1 hour late
• Pima Medical Institute: Denver- opening 1 hour late
• St. Pius X- 2 hour delay
• Westminster Public Schools- 2 hour delay

For more closings and delays, visit Denver Gazette news partner 9news.com

CDOT announced another closure on I-70. The right lane on I-70 eastbound is closed due to a crash between Exit 116: Glenwood Springs; Aspen and Exit 119: No Name (near Glenwood Springs)

8:30 p.m.:

Latest snow totals from the NWS:

• Coal Bank Pass- 14 inches
• Molas Pass- 11 inches
• Wolf Creek Pass- 10 inches
• Red Mountain Pass- 10 inches
• Estes Park- 5.5 inches
• Cortez- 5 inches
• Beulah- 4.5 inches
• Manitou Springs- 4 inches
• Air Force Academy- 4 inches
• Arvada- 3.1 inches

7:00 p.m.:

Two crashes on I-70 are causing closures:

-A crash has closed I-70 eastbound between Eagle and Wolcott (5 miles west of Edwards). Slower speeds are advised and drivers should expect delays.

-A crash on I-70 eastbound between Exit 133: Dostero and and Exit 140: Gypsum (Dotsero). Drivers should expect delays

FlighAware is now reporting the total amount of delays at DIA have increased to 807. The total number of cancelations is now at 284.

5:00 p.m.:

FlightAware reported that 710 flights are delayed in and out of Denver International Airport. Another 274 flights were canceled.

CDOT has reported that a westbound lane on I-70 is closed between 32nd Avenue and Exit 263: Colorado Mills Parkway (Lakewood) due to a crash. It is unknown at this time when the lane will reopen.

The United State Postal Service sent a news release asking Colorado customers to take care of their letter carrier by clearing sidewalks, porches and walkways of ice and snow so mail person doesn't have a "dangerous" fall.

3:25 p.m.:

FlightAware has reported 607 flights delayed into and out of DIA this morning and 263 flights canceled.

Lakewood is opening its first Extreme Weather Overflow Shelter for Wednesday and Thursday nights, according to a Lakewood news release.

The shelter will be available from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday through Friday and is located at Lakewood's Whitlock Recreation Center at 1555 Dover St.

The shelter is limited-capacity, with 50 available beds, and is meant to supplement other shelters already available known as the Severe Weather Shelter Network. More information can be found atLakewood.org/ColdWeather.

Denver has also activated an additional overnight shelter at Rude Recreation Center at 2855 W. Holden Pl. that will be open from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. More information can be found atdenvergov.org/findshelter.

12:45 p.m.:

The following Colorado highways are all closed:

• CO-65, mile 28-35 (Grand Mesa), Will be closed until 2/23/23.
• CO-145, mile 48-100 (Lizard Head Pass)
• CO-491, mile 30-65 (Yellow Jacket)
• CO-139, mile 32-40 (Douglas Pass)
• CO-62, mile 0-23 (Dallas Divide)
• US-550, mile 48-95 (Red Mtn, Molas, Coal Bank)
• US-160, mile 157-184 (Wolf Creek Pass)
• US-6, mile 222-229 (Loveland Pass)
• US-50, mile 109

10:05 a.m.:

Interstate 70 eastbound at Beaver Brook is reopened.

US 285 southbound: Road closed between County Road 7 and Ridge Lane (2 miles north of Fairplay) at Mile Point 186. Road closed expect delays due to a stalled vehicle.

CO 9 northbound: Road closed at Mark Court (1 mile south of Blue River) at Mile Point 79.8. Road closed expect delays due to a stalled vehicle.

8:55 a.m.:

I-70 eastbound: Two right lanes closed between US 6 and Exit 247: Beaver Brook; Floyd Hill (Floyd Hill) at Mile Point 245. Two right lanes are closed due to a stalled vehicle.

Earlier Wednesday morning, drivers experienced a crash on northbound I-25 crash at I-225, a 3 car wreck involving a jack knifed semi.

7:00 a.m.:

Over 200 flights are delayed and 194 canceled at DIA according to Flightaware.com.

6:00 a.m.:

Click HERE for a list of closings and delays around metro Denver.

I-25 northbound: Four left lanes closed between I-225 and Exit 201: Hampden Avenue (Denver) at Mile Point 200.1. Four left lanes are closed due to a crash.

I-70 eastbound: Right lane closed between Exit 259: Golden and C-470 (near Golden) at Mile Point 259.6. The right lane is closed due to a crash. Ramp to C470 is closed by a crash.

CO 65 northbound: Road closed between Crag Crest Trail and C.60 Road (16 to 23 miles north of Cedaredge) from Mile Point 28 to Mile Point 35. Road closed expect delays due to safety concerns.

CO 139 northbound: Road closed between Hay Canyon Road (28 miles north of Loma) and Little Foundation Creek Road (31 miles south of Rangely) from Mile Point 32 to Mile Point 40. Road closed expect delays due to safety concerns.

According to Flightaware, Denver International Airport has 48 delays and 189 cancellations as of 6 a.m., Wednesday. Please call your airline about your flight before traveling to DIA.

Due to inclement weather, all Larimer County Offices will delay opening until 10 a.m., Wednesday. However, the 8th Judicial District Courts will be closed. Closures do not disrupt critical services at Larimer County.

As a winter storm moves through parts of the state, many northern Colorado cities can expect snow overnight through Wednesday night.

Heavy snow is expected along the northern foothills and along the northern Interstate 25 corridor, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

Forecasters say the snow will become widespread in the mountains overnight and will fan out from north to south along the I-25 corridor.

Denver is expected to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow now through Thursday morning. Boulder, Fort Collins, Morrison, Loveland and Arvada are expected to get 4 to 7 inches. Estes Park could get between 6 to 9 inches and Greeley is expected to get 3 to 5 inches through Thursday.

A winter storm warning will take effect at 2 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday night for the northern Front Range foothills, Fort Collins, Estes Park, Boulder and west Denver suburbs, the weather service said. A winter weather advisory will also go into effect at midnight for the I-70 mountain corridor until 5a.m. Thursday.

Denver's forecast indicates a significant drop in temperature with a low of 0 degrees at 3 a.m. Temperatures are expected to stay under 30 degrees going into Wednesday afternoon.Icy roads are expected in the Denver Metro area around sunrise, according to the weather service.

11 p.m.: More closures, delays announced

• IBMC College: Fort Collins- Closed
• IBMC College: Greeley- Closed
• New Heights Academy- Remote learning
• Temple Grandin School- Closed

10 p.m.: Over 300 delays at DIA

According to FlightAware, 335 flights have been delayed in and out of the Denver International Airport. Another 41 flights have been canceled. Of the 335 delays, Southwest makes up 94, United has 100 and SkyWest has 58.

9 p.m.: CDOT Winter Travel Alert

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced crews are prepared to meet the demands of the winter storm in a news release. Blowing snow and poor visibility are expected to pose significant hazards for motorists treacherous mountain driving conditions is anticipated. CDOT urges drivers to avoid travel due to the extreme weather forecasted in parts of the west.

8 p.m.: Several school districts in northern Colorado announce closures and delays for Wednesday

School closures and delays:

• Front Range Baptist Academy- Closed
• Greeley-Evans School District 6- Closed
• Johnstown-Milliken RE-5J- Closed
• Poudre School District- Closed
• Resurrection Christian School- Closed
• Rocky Vista University- Closed
• St. Marys Catholic School Greeley- Closed
• Thompson School Dist. R2-J- Closed
• University of Northern Colorado- Closed
• Weld County RE-1- Closed
• Weld RE-4 School District- Closed

For more closings, visit Gazette news partner9new.com