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El Paso County s Fountain, northern Colorado Springs and The Citadel mall coronavirus testing sites will be closed Saturday and Sunday. Officials expected them to reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.
The track of an incoming snowstorm expected to hit Friday is still in flux, with forecasters predicting up to two feet of snow near Monument and possibly a rain and snow mix in Colorado Springs.
The complex storm is highly volatile, complex and difficult to track, but it is not expected to bring the same intense winds and conditions as the bomb cyclone the region saw two years ago in March, said Greg Heavener, with the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Still, residents should be prepared for a high impact storm that could make travel difficult, he said during a news conference Thursday.
Grocery stores in the Colorado Springs area prepared for hordes of customers stocking up on essentials Thursday with an incoming snowstorm expected to hit Friday.
Forecasters are predicting up to two feet of snow near Monument and possibly a rain and snow mix in Colorado Springs.
Major Winter Storm will affect the Pikes Peak region this weekend. #cowxpic.twitter.com/tIh3glAIaO NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) March 11, 2021
“It’s already picked up a little bit and I anticipate Thursday and Friday being fairly busy,” Julie Sasinka, owner of Mountain Mama Natural Foods in Colorado Springs said. “I definitely think people will be loading up.”
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During a bomb cyclone blizzard, Greg Giannini needed to get gas for his generator, because the lights were flickering at his home and he was afraid he was going to lose power. Even though he has four wheel drive, his car got stuck at the pumps and he was trying to dig out to get home as the blizzard swirled around him. He was stuck near North Gate Blvd. in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
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With snow and poor visibility, thick traffic was heading north and south on I-25 near Baptist. Rd. on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. The roads were still too warm for the snow to stick at about 1:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
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Brace yourself for a late winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet or more of snow on the region, local officials said at a news briefing March 11. Welcome to March in Colorado, Greg Heavener with the National Weather Service in Pueblo said to begin his remarks.
A storm cell that could dump mountains of snow on the area, or only bring rain, is forming off the California coast, and exactly what impact it will bring depends on what happens after it makes landfall, he said.
But Heavener warned snow is expected to be abundant and heavy, posing a hazard to travelers, trees and utility lines.