A blizzard impacted the I-25 corridor and the  southeast plains of Colorado with snow amounts up to 20 inches...wind gusts in excess of 50 mph...and visibilites near zero at times.  Several roads...including US Highway 50 between Pueblo and Penrose...and a section of I-25 around Walsenburg...were closed for several hours.  Power was temporarily knocked out to around 14,000 customers...and numerous airline flights were cancelled at Colorado Springs.  In the Pikes Peak Region...around a foot of snow fell in the northern part of El Paso County...while around 5 inches fell in the central and southern sections of the county.  Snow amounts across the rest of the I-25 corridor ranged from around 8 inches in Pueblo to 16 inches in Trinidad (Las Animas County).  Snow amounts across the rest of the southeast plains ranged from 16 to 20 inches.

Blizzard in COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY / SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 13:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 15:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in PUEBLO VICINITY / PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 14:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 16:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in LA JUNTA VICINITY / OTERO COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 18:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 18:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 19:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 19:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in WALSENBURG VICINITY / UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 15:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 17:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 20:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 18:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 18:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 18:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in BENT COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 18:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 18:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in LAMAR VICINITY / PROWERS COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 19:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 19:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in TRINIDAD VICINITY / LOWER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN & WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 17:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 17:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in CROWLEY COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 18:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 18:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in SPRINGFIELD VICINITY / BACA COUNTY, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 19:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 19:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Blizzard in NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / MONUMENT RIDGE / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 26-MAR-09 12:00:00 to 27-MAR-09 15:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter