DENVER — A wind chill warning remained in effect in Colorado on Friday, as double-digit subzero temperatures settled in over ski towns in the Rocky Mountains and agricultural communities on the eastern plains.
Roads throughout the state remained icy and snow packed. Airlines canceled 647 flights out of Denver International Airport in the last 24 hours.
Warming centers continued to help the unhoused throughout the state. In Denver, the coliseum, where the National Western Stock Show is held each January, sheltered 354 people on Wednesday night into Thursday — 129 more than officials planned. The city opened two other centers downtown, increasing its short-term indoor capacity to more than 500 people. Denver’s homeless population is at 14-year highs, with 7,000 people on the streets, according to a recently released federal point-in-time count.