Live updates: More than 55K without power as snow piles on trees, lines

DENVER (KDVR) — A spring snowstorm that hit the Denver metro area overnight is causing several major power outages and other impacts Wednesday morning.

The storm dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the mountains before making its way to Denver Tuesday night.

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By Wednesday morning, trees just starting to bloom were covered in snow, causing heavy limbs to fall in some areas, leading to more than 55,000 electric customers without power by 9 a.m. Wednesday across the metro area…

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