00:00It is late May, and snow is falling in the Rocky Mountains.
00:03An amplified upper-level trough is pushing a rare late-season winter storm across Colorado, Wyoming,
00:09and neighboring Rocky Mountain states just as Memorial Day weekend kicks off.
00:14The National Weather Service says snow and wintry mix conditions are striking high elevations,
00:20with mountain pass travel turning dangerous.
00:23In Colorado, officials are warning drivers not to attempt crossing key passes
00:28without chains or four-wheel drive.
00:30Lower elevations are seeing rain and thunderstorms, but higher up, it is full winter.
00:37Meteorologists say the pattern is connected to a powerful storm system
00:40affecting the entire western half of the country.
00:43If you are heading to the Rockies this holiday weekend, check conditions before you go.
00:48Several passes may close entirely.
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