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A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters

Coloradosun · · 605 words · By The Associated Press
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“A late spring snowstorm picked up over parts of Colorado on Wednesday, closing schools, delaying flights and creating slushy conditions for commuters.”
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Multiple web search results from AP News and other sources confirm a late spring snowstorm in Colorado causing school closures, flight disruptions, and hazardous commuting conditions.
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“A winter storm warning was in effect through the afternoon, with an additional 2 to 4 inches of snow expected in Fort Collins, Boulder, the Denver metro area and Castle Rock, the National Weather Service said.”
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The provided Wikipedia results discuss the National Weather Service generally or unrelated tornado outbreaks in Texas, but do not provide the specific warning details for Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver, and Castle Rock for this event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the evening hours of March 28, 2000, an intense F3 tornado struck Downtown Fort Worth, Texas, causing significant damage to numerous buildings and skyscrapers as well as two deaths. The tornado…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Weather Service (NWS) operates 122 weather forecast offices. Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Weather Service Fort Worth, Texas (NWS Fort Worth) is a local weather forecast office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 46 counties in nort…
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“The small mountain town of Jamestown, Colorado, near Boulder recorded 16.3 inches of snow as of early Wednesday, the weather service said.”
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The search results for 'Jamestown' refer to the historic colony in Virginia or general Colorado floods from 2013, but do not confirm the specific 16.3 inch measurement for Jamestown, CO on this Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 Colorado floods were a series of natural disasters occurring in the U.S. state of Colorado. Starting on September 11, 2013, a slow-moving cold front stalled over Colorado, clashing with warm …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Colorado_floods
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often referred to by locals as DIA, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pike's Peak gold rush (later known as the Colorado gold rush) was the boom in gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western Kansas Territory and southwestern Nebraska Territory…
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“Estes Park, near Rocky Mountain National Park, reported 17 inches of snow as of Tuesday night.”
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Web results mention Estes Park in the context of a snowstorm or obituaries, but no specific source confirms the 17-inch measurement for Tuesday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012 Colorado wildfires were an unusually devastating series of Colorado wildfires, including several separate fires that occurred throughout June, July, and August 2012. At least 34,500 residents…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Mountain is a mountain in Larimer County, Colorado named for the pioneers John and Grant Alexander. It is within a mid-elevation ponderosa pine forest in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of …
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“City officials in Boulder, which got nearly 6 inches of snow as of the end of the day Tuesday”
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The search results for Boulder discuss living experiences and university rankings, but do not mention the specific snowfall amount of 6 inches for Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boulder的房价基本上翻了一倍，公寓的价格在科州绝对是最高的，基本可以持平LA部分区域。 另外CU Boulder做为全美著名的 research school 在整个科州乃至中西部地区都是首屈一指的。 并且，本人在Boulder住了2年毫不犹豫的说，Boulder绝对是科州最美的城市。
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web search NEUTRAL — 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校 University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially[3]; Colorado …
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2020 · 从综合排名来看前三个都是美国50名左右的学校，但是CU-Boulder却到了100名开外。 这并不是说CU-Boulder不好，CU-Boulder Physics Ph.D.非常难申请，尤其是AMO (原子分子光物理）方向，常年全球第一，有着与MIT等传统物理强校抗衡的实力。
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“The Denver International Airport... recorded 3.7 inches of snow by 2 a.m., the weather service said.”
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Both AP News and another web source explicitly state that Denver International Airport recorded 3.7 inches of snow by 2 a.m. as reported by the weather service.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often referred to by locals as DIA, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chicago O'Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD) is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approxim…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sacramento International Airport (IATA: SMF, ICAO: KSMF, FAA LID: SMF) is an international airport located in Sacramento, California, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) northwest of Downtown Sacramento and in the Sacr…
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“Denver, which was in the low 30s Wednesday morning, activated its cold weather shelter plan.”
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AP News explicitly confirms that Denver activated its cold weather shelter plan on Wednesday morning when temperatures were in the low 30s.
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“The state’s largest school district, Denver Public Schools, and other major districts and colleges in the region canceled Wednesday classes due to severe weather.”
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Multiple sources, including AP News and the Colorado weather blog, confirm that Denver Public Schools and other major districts canceled classes on Wednesday due to severe weather.
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web search NEUTRAL — Denver Public Schools, Aurora Public Schools and Jeffco Public Schools, three of the largest districts in the state, announced that classes will be canceled due to the inclement weather.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-school-closur…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7:28 p.m. | 🚸 DPS closed | The state's largest district, Denver Public Schools, joined other major districts and canceled Wednesday classes due to severe weather. This closure includes the Emily Griff…
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web search NEUTRAL — Denver, which was in the low 30s Wednesday morning, activated its cold weather shelter plan. Warmer temperatures are expected to return Thursday, the weather service said. The state's largest school d…
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-spring-snow-drought-weat…
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“thousands from attending the David Guetta show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Tuesday night”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a David Guetta performance at Red Rocks on Tuesday night.
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“The storm caused the Colorado Rockies to reschedule two games against the New York Mets.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the rescheduling of Colorado Rockies games against the New York Mets.
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“including four times in 2015, according to MLB”
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“Cheyenne, which is almost 1,000 feet higher than Denver”
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“April was warmer than usual and short on precipitation, with Denver missing an inch of rain and 2.8 inches of snow last month compared to normal.”
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“Adam Jones, who runs Unsung Family Farms in Longmont, told KMGH-TV that he had planted carrot seeds days before”
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