Snow storm hits Rockies, closing schools, delaying flights

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By BRADY McCOMBS

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A major storm that dumped snow throughout the Rockies region overnight prompted a rare decision to close Salt Lake City’s public schools on Monday, caused extensive flight delays and traffic accidents and shut down stretches of highways in Utah and Wyoming .

Snow 18 inches (46 centimeters) deep accumulated in some parts of the greater Salt Lake City area, with more forecast to fall throughout the night. The nearly 9 inches (23 centimeters) that fell at the Salt Lake City International Airport broke a record for the date set back on 1936, the National Weather Service said. Flights there were delayed more than an hour.

Many Utah school districts took the rare step of canceling classes and it was the second snow day for the Salt Lake City School District in nearly 20 years. Colleges, courts and government offices delay opening.

The Utah Highway Patrol said it responded to 257 crashes throughout the state.



A dog walker crosses the road, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Salt Lake City, after a winter storm dropped up to 11 inches of snow in parts of the valley. The storm is expected to continue through the day and public safety officials are encouraging people to stay off the roads. (Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP)


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[msongs]

1. freeze warnings out for so cal, hang on to your avocados nt

[marybourg]

2. Going down to almost freezing

in my PHX metro suburb early tomorrow morning. Already a bitter chill in the air. Was in the mid-70’s last week.

[riversedge]

3. as my mom always says here in WI---bundle up.

[marybourg]

4. Brrrr. People recently off the plane from WI

will be walking around in shorts and flip flops today, but for those of us here for a long while, brrrr.

[rictofen]

5. But did the Weather Channel name the storm?

That's when we know it's a big deal!