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Updated: 8:42 PM Apr 18, 2009
Interstate-70 Open; Travel Discouraged
DENVER (AP) _ Hundreds of stranded travelers resumed their journeys Saturday morning after spending the night at shelters when a powerful spring storm walloped the rocky mountains and foothills west of Denver with more than 3 feet of snow.
Posted: 4:25 PM Apr 18, 2009Reporter: Ap Email Address: tips@nbc11news.com |
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DENVER (AP) _ Hundreds of stranded travelers resumed their journeys Saturday morning after spending the night at shelters when a powerful spring storm walloped the rocky mountains and foothills west of Denver with more than 3 feet of snow.
Officials reopened an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between Golden and Vail that had been closed Friday, producing a surge of traffic that gradually eased by Saturday afternoon. But a Colorado
Department of Transportation official warned that drivers should
expect sloppy road conditions for the rest of the day.
The storm left thousands of homes across Colorado without power,
including 10,000 in Evergreen. Xcel Energy Spokesman Joe Fuentes
says another 3,600 homes in Denver and 4,600 homes in Boulder also
lacked electricity.
Fuentes says crews were hoping to restore power to everyone by
tonight.
Some airlines canceled or delayed flights at Denver International Airport even as snow turned to rain.
Snow in the metro area was expected to taper off by this evening.
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