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Blizzard strands drivers along Interstate 70

Conditions deteriorating across NWKS. View of I-70 at Colby. Photo courtesy @NWKansasKDOT
Conditions deteriorating across NWKS. View of I-70 at Colby. Photo courtesy @NWKansasKDOT
DENVER (AP) — Dozens of semi-trailers and cars are stranded because of the closure of Interstate 70 east of Denver.

The vehicles lined up along the interstate and a nearby frontage road as strong winds blew snow across the highway on Tuesday.

KDOT said I-70 from WaKeeney to the Colorado border has been closed as of 3 p.m. because of winter weather conditions and limited truck parking.

Truck driver Thomas Meyer was bound for Liberal, Kansas, and said he didn’t realize they were shutting the roads down.

Truck driver Fernando Rendell said was headed to Kansas City but stopped after seeing two trucks in the ditch along the slick interstate.

Several inches of snow have fallen in the plains of eastern Colorado, and up to 15 inches of snow is expected in western Kansas.
(AP and POST)

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