COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – On Thursday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a state of disaster emergency due to severe weather conditions across the state.

Polis said authorized unarmed members of the Colorado National Guard will be deployed to support the winter storm.

“The declaration also activates the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center and State Emergency Operations Plan and directs the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to take all necessary and appropriate state action to assist affected jurisdictions in their efforts their response, recovery and mitigation. This also allows the OEM to mobilize state resources and make contracts and awards using Emergency Procurement Procedures,” Governor Polis said.

The storm is expected to develop further on Friday. Click here for weather updates from KKTV’s weather team.

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