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Forecast: Snow, high winds pound Colorado mountains

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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DENVER (AP) — Winter storms are pounding Colorado's mountains and more snow is expected.

Today in Boulder, the National Weather Service is calling for snow accumulation of one to three inches after 11 a.m.

The chance for precipitation in town is 80 percent this morning.

The National Weather Service says up to 8 inches of snow have fallen in the north-central mountains. The eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Interstate 70 were reopened in phases Tuesday morning after they were closed for bad weather.

Colorado's western mountains are getting heavy snow and a winter storm warning is in effect for the high elevations of the eastern San Juan Mountains and the La Garita Mountains, which could get 1 to 2 feet of new snow. That includes Wolf Creek and Cumbres passes.

Eastbound I-70 at Vail pass, Loveland Pass, McClure Pass, Colorado 65 at Grand Mesa, Colorado 17 at Cumbres and Colorado 160 at Wolf Creek Pass are all closed this morning as a result of the storm, according to Rocky Mountain News reports.

Forecasts of strong winds with gusts up to 50 mph raised concerns about blowing and drifting snow.

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