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Eads, Colo. had nearly 9 inches of snow early Wednesday morning.
/ David Kraft
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The National Weather Service in Pueblo has officially dropped a large portion of Southern Colorado from the Winter Weather Advisory, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods just yet.
The snow redeveloped in the morning hours, and is expected to continue through this evening as another shot of arctic air dives southward along the Front Range of the Rockies. With the main part of this storm system passing us to our south, moisture will continue to get drawn into Colorado until the system gets better organized and moves across the Central U.S. for Thursday and Friday.
Some expected snowfall totals through Thursday:
1-3 inches around Pueblo
2-4 inches around Canon City
3-6 inches around Colorado Springs
3-6 inches around Walsenburg and Trinidad
3-6 inches around La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar and Springfield
4-8 inches around Woodland Park and Black Forest / Monument
CDOT reports icy spots and snow-covered roadways around the state, with the hardest hit area in Northeast Colorado with wind-driven snow creating reduced visibilities. In the Pikes Peak region, roads are mainly icy. The problem areas are bridges, overpasses, and any street that involves an incline or a hill - like exit and entrance ramps.
Colorado Springs Police responded to dozens of accidents on Wednesday morning. Officially, El Paso and Teller Counties are on Accident Alert, which means you have 72 hours to report your accident unless drugs, alcohol or injuries are involved.
Road crews got an early start on trying to clear the roadways in Colorado Springs. At 2:30 a.m., the city entered a "Level One, Full Callout" - which means crews spent most of the morning plowing and applying anti-skid material and/or salt to major roadways around town. The city's current policy won't send street crews into residential neighborhoods until at least 6 inches has fallen.
