FOX21 Storm Squatch: Road conditions in El Paso County
Windy conditions affected the Briargate area in North Colorado Springs at around 5 a.m. this morning. Megan said drivers should be aware of wind and blowing snow. While at Powers Boulevard, Megan said the FOX21 News Storm Squatch was 'blowing around,' however, roads seemed to be okay, with people going by pretty easily, per Meteorologist Megan Montero.
As for the I-25 corridor near Monument, things started to get snowier. Megan warned drivers of 'very crusty, hard snow' that was slush in some places.
'It's going to be pretty rough, especially on surface streets the higher terrain you go,' said Megan. 'We've been driving around and, in fact, the Squatch has been skidding around. In addition to just the snow texture, it's the fact that you can see at points that are blowing snow all over the place.'
Although Blizzard warnings had been dropped for that area, drivers should be extra careful during their morning commute.
Megan demonstrated what surface streets looked like at around 5 a.m. close to Highway 109 in Monument. Roads were snowy and icy as blowing snow hit the FOX21 Squatch. Roads conditions deteriorated as the FOX21 Storm Team traveled higher, closer to the Palmer Divide.
'You are going to want to take it slow, especially the closer you are to the Palmer Divide,' said Megan. 'Things changed rapidly as we increased in elevation.'
Palmer Lake roads were slick and covered in snow. Live from the Squatch, Megan showed FOX21 viewers how different the wind and snow were affecting the higher terrain. Megan cautioned drivers to take it slow during their morning commute.
As the Squatch moved closer to I-25 in the Palmer Divide, surface streets were pretty icy but things were starting to look a lot better as the Blizzard Warning had been dropped by around 7 a.m.
Road conditions off to the northeast were also rough, as Highway 24 was under a full closure between Colorado Springs to Limon due to safety reasons.
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