A slow-moving storm that slammed into the Rockies late this week is now blamed for contributing to a chain-reaction crash on a wet stretch of I-70 near Denver Friday.
The fog was part of an overall system that brought snow into Denver and the rest of the Rockies region. We're not just talking about the mountains either. Salt Lake City saw 5.8 inches of snow late Tuesday night through Wednesday.
While roads in the city of Denver remained mainly wet due to warm ground temperatures and air temperatures in the low-mid 30s, 4.1 inches of snowfall was measured at the airport by Friday morning before precipitation turned to rain in the city.
Unfortunately, heavy snow and whiteout conditions contributed to a pileup of at least 60 vehicles on a stretch of Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming Thursday. Cheyenne had picked up 5.2 inches of snow through midnight Thursday night and up to 9 inches of snow was measured in Laramie, Wyoming as of early Thursday evening. Poor conditions lasted into Friday afternoon, leaving I-80 shutdown well over 20 hours.
http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/spring-snow-rockies-colorado-utah-wyoming-denver
Part of a tour bus involved in an accident with a tractor trailer sits in a westbound lane of Interstate 70 Friday, April 17, 2015, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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