Biggest winter storm of the year hits Denver metro area

All Denver Public Schools are closed Thursday and Friday.

ByEmily Shapiro, Melissa Griffin, and Max Golembo
March 14, 2024, 4:36 PM

A major snowstorm slamming the Rockies on Thursday has become the Denver metro area's biggest snowstorm of the year.

All Denver Public Schools are closed Thursday and Friday.

Four-year-old isabel Prileszky, left, and her 3-year-old brother, Adam, help build a fort of snow as a late winter storm dropped up to a foot of snow, March 14, 2024, in Denver.
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Matthew Palmeri heads to work at snow covered Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado, March 14, 2024.
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Over 800 flights have been canceled into and out of the Denver International Airport, where just 2 inches of snow was recorded.

The Denver metro area is reporting up to 1 foot of snow -- the most snow all winter. Another 6 to 12 inches of snow is expected through the night.

Jorge Perera sweeps snow at the corner of Broadway and 1st Ave. in Denver, Colorado, March 14, 2024.
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More than 3 feet of snow has fallen in the Rocky Mountains.

The heavy snow, winds and dangerous travel in the area will persist through Friday morning.

A couple walk along Washington Street as a late winter storm dropped up to a foot of snow, March 14, 2024, in Denver.
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