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Denver Public School District Cancels Classes Thursday
Denver Public Schools called a second snow day for Thursday, citing driving conditions and power outages across the city.
DENVER, CO – Denver Public schools will be closed Thursday, March 14, 2019 in the aftermath of the "bomb cyclone" blizzard that brought blowing snow and 75-mph winds to the Front Range.
The district said "power outages across the city and poor road conditions," were the reason to cancel all classes and after school activities.
The winter storm, dubbed "Ullmer" by storm-naming weather wizards, closed the Denver International Airport and stranded motorists on highways across the state. A Colorado State Trooper was killed when a car slid off I-76 in Weld County.
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Electricity outages in metro Denver are so extensive that Xcel Energy announced it's likely that 200,000 Denver area residents will not get their power back until Thursday, the company said.
DPS schools and district offices will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 14, due to the remnants of the severe storm, power outages across the city and poor road conditions. This means that all district activities and programs are cancelled.
— DenverPublicSchools (@DPSNewsNow) March 14, 2019
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