Wind storm arrives in Denver with Wednesday-morning rainbow

COLORADO, USA — Coloradoans woke up to an arriving storm system Wednesday morning. 

The system bought dark clouds, rain, sleet, snow flurries and even a rainbow to Colorado's Front Range and the Denver area.

The state's mountains will receive a solid dose of snow. Colorado's southwestern mountains could get up to 16 inches of snow in some areas.

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Coloradans across the state were able to capture a stunning December rainbow. Viewers spotted the rainbow in Morrison, Golden, Denver, Longmont and more.

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