Jammu, March 15 -- Snowstorm causes power outages and travel disruptions

A major storm dumped heavysnowinColoradoon Thursday - forcingflightcancellations and shutting down a highway that connectsDenverto Colorado ski resorts for much of the day, stranding some people in their cars for hours.

The storm comes as other parts of the country face severe weather. Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, with storms unleashing possible tornadoes in Kansas. Earlier this month, a blizzard dumped more than 10 feet (3 meters) of snow on a northern California ski resort.

The Colorado storm, which began Wednesday night, delivered the slushy, wet snow typical for March, one of the snowiest months in Denver, and ...