Fort Collins' MLK Day march canceled, schedule changed as arctic cold front moves in

Erin Udell and Miles Blumhardt, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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Fort Collins' Martin Luther King Jr. Day march has been canceled due to a frigid weather forecast, Colorado State University's Black/African American Cultural Center announced Friday.

While the march will no longer take place, an indoor community "mingling" event has been added in its place at The Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St. The event will feature free breakfast and coffee in the Lincoln Center's Columbine Room and Canyon West Ballroom from 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday.

The Lincoln Center will also host a Day of Service in the Canyon West Ballroom, where volunteers will sort through donated clothing and toiletries before they are sent to Fort Collins nonprofit Homeward Alliance. The Day of Service will take place from 8-10 a.m. Monday.

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An already-planned Martin Luther King Jr. Day community program will continue as scheduled, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Center's performance hall. For the day's full updated schedule, visit mlkfortcollins.org.

The Front Range and Eastern Plains are expected to see heavy snow and strong winds this weekend as a major storm rolls in, causing a wind chill warning from midnight Friday until 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Interstate 25 corridor east to the state lines. There is also potential for brief heavy snow bands Friday night for the Fort Collins, Greeley, Boulder and Denver area.

National Weather Service forecast through Monday

Friday, Jan. 12: 30% chance of snow mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34 and wind chill as low as minus 9 thanks to west-northwest wind increasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 38 mph. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday night: 70% of snow with 1 to 2 inches possible, mainly after 7 p.m. Low around minus 10 with wind chill as low as minus 23.

Saturday, Jan. 13: 50% chance of snow decreasing to 40% at night with accumulation of less than a half inch expected. Partly sunny with a high of 1 degree and wind chill as low as minus 24 and continuing into night.

Sunday, Jan. 14: 60% chance of snow, mainly before 11 a.m. but continuing into night. Low around minus 9 and wind chill throughout the day of around minus 18.

Monday, Jan. 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day): 70% chance of snow, mainly before 11 a.m. Partly sunny and cold with a high near 3 degrees, low around minus 13 and wind chill as low as minus 23.

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