Urgent winter weather advisories have been issued for parts of California, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon. Affected areas include the Greater Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada, the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, and parts of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon, with snow and hazardous conditions expected in these mountainous regions.

Denver is extending its cold-weather shelter hours through Saturday morning to protect homeless residents from an ongoing winter storm.

Up to 2 inches per hour snowfall rates are expected in Denver through late Friday evening bringing major travel impacts in the metro and especially across the Palmer Divide and eastern plains.