NEWS Heavy snow in Fort Collins, Colorado leads to road closures, delays

According to the National Weather Service, the winter storm warning is in effect until 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, for areas west of Interstate 25, south of the Colorado-Wyoming border to Castle Rock, and east to Neb. Alaska and Kansas border.

Fort Collins had 4 to 5 inches of snow as of Wednesday morning, according to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network.

The weather service is forecasting 2 to 5 inches of additional snow in areas near the Interstate 25 corridor Wednesday, with wind gusts of 40 mph in the northeast corner of Colorado and 4 to 8 inches of additional snow.

Here are live updates from Wednesday on the storm and its impact.

Looking for a list of local closures and cancellations? Here’s a story that includes Fort Collins area schools and more.

Snowstorm-like conditions close roads around northern Colorado

According to the Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Department of Transportation, the following is a list of roads closed due to hazardous travel conditions:

• Interstate 76 in both directions from Sterling to Interstate Nebraska
• Colorado State Route 14 from Fort Collins to Sterling
• Colorado Route 52 from Colorado Route 14 to Fort Morgan
• Colorado Route 59 from Sedgwick to Yuma
• Colorado State Route 23 from Holyoke to Nebraska state line
• Colorado Route 6 from Sterling to Nebraska Interstate
• US Route 385 from Julesburg to Wray
• Colorado State Route 138 from Sterling to the Nebraska state line