A slow moving spring storm is bringing much-needed moisture to parts of the Rockies and the Plains, but winds are raising the wildfire danger to the south.
Rocky Mountain National Park has already gotten over 2 feet of snow and more is expected to fall through Wednesday. Southeastern Wyoming could also get up to a foot. It was also snowing in western South Dakota and Nebraska and the storm is expected to push farther into Nebraska and Colorado's plains Wednesday night.
The first round of the storm came Monday, when Cheyenne, Wyo., received 6.9 inches of snow, breaking the old record of 6 inches set back in 1890. The snow also postponed the opening game of the Colorado Rockies-New York Mets series in Denver. The teams were hoping to squeeze in a doubleheader Tuesday before snow was expected to pick up again.
Blowing snow has closed some roads in Colorado and Wyoming and is causing delays at Denver International Airport because planes need to be de-iced.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/spring-storm-bringing-needed-snow-colo-wyo-18969039#.UW3U4LMo7IU
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