Denver is getting slammed with a blizzard that shut down the airport and left traffic at a standstill

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The Denver metropolitan area got walloped with snow on Wednesday, just one day after temperatures hit 70 degrees in the city.

Traffic came to a standstill in the Mile High City, and schools and government offices closed. More than 100,000 customers experienced power outages from Denver to Fort Collins, AccuWeather reported on Wednesday afternoon.

Interstate 70 remained closed on Wednesday afternoon. Interstate 25 was also closed on Wednesday from Denver north to Loveland, and Castle Rock south to Colorado Springs, according to The Denver Post.

Interstate 76 was closed from Denver to Nebraska, and Interstate 25 was closed in both directions, according to Denver7.

Denver International Airport also closed on Wednesday, and hundreds of flights were canceled.

The Colorado National Guard was deployed to Denver to assist those stranded in the storm.

Snow was accumulating at up to 3 inches per hour on Wednesday, and the Denver metropolitan area was due to remain under a winter weather advisory until Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Forecasters are expecting more than 2 feet of snow before the storm moves on, said the NWS.

The storm will continue to move eastward throughout the week, dumping springtime snow over the Midwest and New England.

Check out what it's like on the ground in Denver:

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#BREAKING Colorado National Guard deployed to help with rescue missions related to today's storms - @COEmergency

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Tow company just told police dispatchers the wait is about 11 hours for a tow. #cowx

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#CoorsField Update: Blizzard. pic.twitter.com/vlSd62lC92

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LIVE BLOG: Developing blizzard cuts power to 80,000 in Denver area..& it's Springtime... https://t.co/bGOqJcC0Fo pic.twitter.com/BFvzTLi8Ik

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I don't know how much snow, but there's a lot. Near observatory park in Denver. @weather5280 #cowx pic.twitter.com/ZVew3vdz4d

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BREAKING: @united has canceled all remaining flights out of @DENAirport for Wednesday.
UPDATES: https://t.co/KpNFnHxqxS#DenverBlizzard

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Major traffic jam I-70 and Airpark. Dozens of cars. All part of closure. #COwx #4wx @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/clAoq5FJBc

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Yesterday and Today ...... Denver.
72 and sunny vs. 40 mph blizzard#blizzard #denver #photo pic.twitter.com/nQefWucycR

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#Colorado #Blizzard #Snow #cowx 15 inches and still #Snowing pic.twitter.com/UIs0pCHnCf

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How much snow has covered the snow man in a matter of 30 mins. pic.twitter.com/DgarbBsKwu

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