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Storm Report: Need-To-Know For Your Commute

Heavy snow and wind seem to have arrived just in time for rush hour — here's what the rest of the day looks like.

BOULDER, CO -- Just as the county's commuters were about to take to the streets, the Colorado skies unleashed a bit of a doozy. At about 6 a.m., the National Weather Service predicted that this very convenient band of snow will pass over the Denver metro area between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., and has the potential for as much as two inches of accumulation.

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— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) January" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/NWSBoulder... 24, 2019A second report 30 minutes later upgraded expectations for the Boulder area, which could see up to three inches of accumulation this morning. "Morning commute may become ugly in a hurry," is the current NWS assessment.

Drive with care, pay attention to bridges and slippery roads, and if you can't delay your morning drive, try to allow extra time for traffic. The storm should be long past by the time commuters are ready to head home tonight.

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— Joel Hansen (@JHansen_WX33) January" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/JHansen_WX... 24, 2019

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