A winter storm expected to hit southern Colorado on Wednesday could drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains and up to six inches in the southern metro area.

Our First Alert Weather team has posted a First Alert Weather Day for Thursday as the next snowstorm is set to bring heavy snow to southern Colorado.

Weather Advisory is active through 5 p.m. Thursday for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, upper Rio Grande Valley and eastern San Juan Mountains, NWS forecasters said.

A winter storm that caused blowing snow and near-whiteout conditions in Colorado led to traffic standstills, stranded motorists and accidents on Jan. 30.

Snow falling across central and southern Colorado will continue through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The heaviest snow will fall across southeastern Colorado, including the Palmer Divide and plains east of metro Denver,

Meteorologists are having a tough time predicting how much accumulation different areas will see, but any reports of double-digit inches of snow are likely incorrect.

Not everyone was loathing the cold temperatures and potential of ice driving. On Georgetown Lake drift car drivers tore around a loosely laid out course to shouts of excitement from the shoreline.