(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — The National Weather Service (NWS) Pueblo reported that on Monday, Dec. 9, heavy snowfall will continue south until around 9 p.m., hitting the I-25 corridor around Pueblo and further south and creating hazardous travel conditions.
Courtesy: National Weather Service Pueblo
The heaviest snowfall will taper off, but lingering snow is expected to last until around 3 a.m.
FOX21 Storm Team Meteorologist Megan Montero said that travel will be especially difficult around the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains through the evening and overnight hours.
Courtesy: FOX21 Storm Team Meteorologist Megan Montero
Mayor of Pueblo Heather Graham has issued a declaration of temporary housing and shelter emergency starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, allowing local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other religious institutions to use their buildings as temporary shelters for the City’s homeless.
