Blast of snow leaves roads closed east of Colorado Springs
A healthy dose of snow overnight Wednesday left the Colorado Springs area with lingering road closures and canceled classes at schools.
Expect snow today, mainly before 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
As of noon Wednesday, Colorado Springs received between 7 and 12 inches of snow since it started falling Tuesday afternoon.
Road closures, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, include:
- U.S. 24 is closed between Woodmen Road (1 mile east of Colorado Springs) and Ramah Highway (1 mile east of Ramah).
- U.S. 36 is closed in both directions from County Road B and the Kansas state line.
- Interstate 70 eastbound is closed between U.S. 24 and E-470.
- Colorado 71 is closed in both directions between Colorado 94 and Limon.
for the latest updates from CDOT.
Here are the latest school delays and closures after continuing snow affects area schools on Wednesday morning (for more updates):
School districts:
Academy School District 20: Closed
Calhan School District RJ1: Closed
Cheyenne Mountain District 12: Closed
Colorado Springs School District 11: Closed
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind: Closed
Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1: Closed Thursday for in-person learning, transition to remote learning
Ellicott School District 22: Closed
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8: Closed
Hanover District 28: Closed
Harrison School District 2: Closed
Lewis-Palmer Dist. 38: Closed
Manitou Springs School District 14: Closed
Miami-Yoder School District JT-60: Closed
Peyton School District 23-JT: Closed
Pikes Peak BOCES and SOE: Closed
Pikes Peak BOCES East (Calhan): Closed
School District 49: Closed (Closure includes BASE 49)
Widefield 3: Closed
Woodland Park School District RE-2: Closed
Private and charter schools:
Academy ACL: Closed
Banning Lewis Academy: All campuses (K-12): Closed
CIVA Charter High School: Closed but operating remotely. Remote classes start at 9:45 a.m.
CEC Colorado Springs: Closed. No remote learning.
Colorado International Language Academy: Closed
Colorado Springs Charter Academy: Closed
Colorado Military Academy: Closed. No afterschool activities.
Colorado Springs Christian Schools: Closed with an online instruction day
The Colorado Springs School: Closed
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy: Closed
CPCD Head Start: Closed
Divine Redeemer Catholic School: Closed
Early Connections Learning Centers: Sand Creek location is closed. All other locations remain open.
Evangelical Christian Academy: Closed. Off-Campus Instruction Day
Family of Christ: Full-day classes opening at 8:30 a.m. All part-day classes canceled.
Fountain Valley School: Closed
Hope Montessori Academy - Falcon: 2 hours late
Hope Montessori Academy - Monument: Closed
James Irwin Charter Schools: Closed
Lake George Charter School: Closed
Liberty Tree Academy: Closed
New Summit Charter Academy: Closed. No preschool. Prodigy Childcare is closed.
Pikes Peak Christian School: Closed
Pikes Peak School of Exped. Learning: Closed
Rocky Mountain Classical Academy: 2-hour delay, no morning preschool, no morning YMCA
St. Paul Catholic School: Closed
St. Mary's High School: Closed. Asynchronous Day
The Vanguard School: Closed
Thomas MacLaren School: Closed
Rocky Mountain Classical Academy: Closed, No preschool. After school activities and sports cancelled.
Organizations:
Colorado Springs Conservatory: Day and night classes canceled
Focus on the Family: Closed; remote work day
Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center: Closed
National Museum of WWII Aviation: Closed
Pikes Peak Library District: All locations closed
Security Public Library: Closed
Higher Ed:
Colorado College: 2-hour delay for staff. Children's Center will open at 10 a.m.
IntelliTec College: Colorado Springs Campus: Closed for morning classes. Employees report by 10 a.m.
Pikes Peak State College: All campuses closed
The Salon Professional Academy: Closed
University of Colorado Colorado Springs: Delayed start: Campus offices, classes and activities help prior to 10 a.m. are canceled. Normal operations will resume at at 10 a.m. Essential personnel need to report to work.
Cities & Counties:
City of Colorado Springs: Administration offices open regular hours, city buses running, plows clearing roads
Colorado Springs Housing Authority: Closed for non-essential personnel
El Paso County Combined Courts: Opening at 10 a.m.
Teller County Combined Courts: Closed but operating remotely. All hearings will be virtual.
Teller County Government Offices: Closed
Military:
Air Force Academy: 2-hour delay
Fort Carson: Only soldiers and mission-essential civilians to report Wednesday
Peterson Space Force Base: PSFB, SSFB, & CMSFS mission-essential only
Churches:
Emmanuel MBC: Closed but operating remotely. All activities canceled
Every Home for Christ: Closed but operating remotely
Mountain Springs Church: Closed, no evening activities
New Life: Closed, all evening events canceled
Radiant Church: Opening at 1 p.m.
Rock Family Church: Office is closed and evening activities canceled, with no small groups or youth.
Vista Grande Baptist Church: Closed
Forecast:
A winter weather advisory and winter storm warnings went into effect for parts of southern Colorado at 5 p.m. Tuesday and remain active through 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Areas under an advisory include: Teller County, western Fremont County, northern El Paso County and the southern I-25 corridor. Winter storm warnings have been issued for Wet and Sangre de Cristo mountains, as well as the Wet Mountain Valley.
As local residents wake up Wednesday morning, snow will continue. Wind gusts are expected to reach between 30-40 mph, especially over the higher regions. Estimated snowfall is 3-6 inches in downtown Colorado Springs, 2-4 inches at the airport, 6-10 inches in Monument and 6-9 inches in Woodland Park.
Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will hover near the freezing mark before climbing to near 40 degrees Friday. Another system of winter weather is expected for the region Thursday and Friday, with lighter showers on Thursday and the evening into the morning being a little more unpredictable, according to KOAA meteorologist Casey Dorn.
"While impacts may be greater in the southern mountains, you should expect additional accumulating snow at the end of the week, which will be significant," Dorn said.
The forecast from the National Weather Service:
Wednesday: Snow. Patchy blowing snow between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. High near 33. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday: A 50% chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday: A chance of snow before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a chance of rain after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 10 and 11 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
