Snowstorm photos: Snow causes chaos across Front Range
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s biggest snowstorm in years is just getting started, and plows won’t be the only ones shoveling snow on Thursday.
While this snowstorm is set to last until Friday morning, some areas have already seen almost two feet of snow as of Thursday morning. Other places are expected to get almost three feet by the end of the storm.
These counties saw the most snow overnight Wednesday into Thursday
Before the sun rose on Thursday morning, Coloradans were already sending FOX31 pictures of their backyards, sidewalks and cars covered in snow.
Castle Rock snow (Credit: Christopher Crosby) Car stuck in snow (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) Sledding in Estes Park (Credit: Jessica Lindquist) Christopher Matthew Mayfair tree down Over 2 feet up Shadow Mountain in Conifer. (Photo provided by Brittany D’orio) Snow blower in driveway at Lookout Mountain (Credit: Barbara Dantuono) Streets at Southglenn in Centennial (Credit: Chase Schamberger) The Meadows in Castle Rock (Credit: Jeff Langdon) Please see this frame grab showing The Colorado State Capitol is covered in snow early Thrusday, March 14, 2024 in Denver. A major snowstorm has hit Colorado, closing numerous schools and government offices Thursday and shutting down sections of highways leading to the Denver area as meteorologists warned of difficult to nearly impossible travel. (KMGH via AP) A women’s ski bus has been stuck on I-70 for over 15 hours on March 14, 2024. (Bette Davis) A bicycle sits covered with snow as a city bus moves along the westbound lanes of Speer Boulevard as a late winter storm dropped up to a foot of snow Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Denver. Forecasters predict that the storm will persist until early Friday, snarling traffic along Colorado’s Front Range communities. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Rollinsville Co (Credit: Thayne Mills) Head on collision E. 120th Ave (Commerce City police) Snow in parker (credit: Jill Pewitt) Castle Pines (Credit Nathalie Gallacher) Part of 28 year old tree lost in Westminster (credit: Ana Kreutzer) Conifer car snowed in (credit:Brittany D’orio) Conifer on Shadow Mountain (Eric Starzynski) Centennial snow (Jessica Lough) Unincorporated Littleton (Bowles and C470) (Aaron Smith, KDVR) West Metro Fire Rescue responded to over a dozen reports of downed powerlines during the largest snowstorm Colorado has seen since 2021. (Photo: West Metro Fire Rescue) Sledding in Estes Park (Credit: Jessica Lindquist) Speer Boulevard was snowy and largely empty of traffic on Thursday. Remember to clean off all snow when driving in inclement weather. Four-year-old isabel Prileszky, left, and her 3-year-old brother, Adam, help build a fort of snow as a late winter storm dropped up to a foot of snow Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Denver. Forecasters predict that the storm will persist until early Friday, snarling traffic along Colorado’s Front Range communities. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A pedestrian uses an umbrella for cover during a snow storm, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Denver. Forecasters predict that the storm will persist until early Friday, snarling traffic along Colorado’s Front Range communities. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
As seen in the photos, snow is causing all sorts of destruction across the Front Range.
In Commerce City, police were on scene of a head-on collision, which destroyed the front end of both cars. Meanwhile, one woman photographed part of a 28-year-old tree splayed across in her backyard.
Another picture in Rollinsville shows snow up to one person’s waist.
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Meanwhile, semitrucks are jackknifed on major highways, ski areas are closed and hundreds of flights are canceled. While the Colorado snow has already caused chaos, the storm is expected to continue until Friday morning.
FOX31 is still collecting pictures. We will add to the gallery continuously throughout the storm.
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