The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team issued a Weather Impact Day on Friday and Saturday for a significant snowstorm. A major winter storm is bearing down on the Denver metro area, with an historic storm continuing across the Eastern Plains. Hundreds of schools are closed across Colorado on Friday, including some of the largest school districts in the Denver area, such as Denver Public Schools, Aurora, Cherry Creek, Douglas County and Jeffco Public Schools. Heavy, wet snow will pile up to well over a foot of additional accumulation south and east of Denver, while the city itself could see a foot of snow between Friday and Saturday morning. The snow moves into mid-to-late Friday morning, with 1-2 inch per hour snow rates possible and it'll continue well into Friday night and early Saturday morning. A Winter Storm Warning and Weather Impact Day is in place for both today and tomorrow around the metro area. On the Eastern Plains, an additional 10-20 inches of snow will likely shut down all forms of travel, including not only I-70 from Limon on east (which is closed), but also I-76 and Highway 40 and 34. Scattered power outages and downed branches are possible with the heavy, wet snow that'll fall in the metro area, especially in areas that see the heaviest snowfall. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/denver-snow-blizzard-colorado-forecast/73-31714c32-315c-45e1-8376-7bb2c4e72624