Biggest winter storm of the year hits Denver metro area
All Denver Public Schools are closed Thursday and Friday.
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.
![PHOTO: 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.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/fceccae0-3132-4df1-b4d7-6307bcd86b04/denver-snow-ap-thg-240314_1710439428963_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: Matthew Palmeri heads to work at snow covered Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado, March 14, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/741a3409-5a99-4be3-a75f-bfec8ec76016/colorado-snow-gty-thg-240314_1710428243336_hpMain.jpg)
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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.
![PHOTO: Jorge Perera sweeps snow at the corner of Broadway and 1st Ave. in Denver, Colorado, March 14, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/2e87e187-80a1-47f5-8e40-3822648fc4f0/colorado-snow-gty-2-thg-240314_1710428243432_hpMain.jpg)
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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.
![PHOTO: A couple walk along Washington Street as a late winter storm dropped up to a foot of snow, March 14, 2024, in Denver.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/6d8fc4e3-a4ad-4246-b635-9915007893dd/denver-snow-ap-1-thg-240314_1710439599795_hpMain.jpg)
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