Food will last roughly four hours in a fridge, 48 hours in a full freezer and 24 hours in a half-full freezer during a power outage, according to the CDC.
Windstorms across Colorado left more than 200,000 customers without power, tens of
thousands of whom were powerless for more than 24 hours. Now, health officials are warning Coloradans to be cautious with both refrigerated food and medications.
