5:40 PM – The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed I-70 from Goodland to the Colorado border.  According to their website, the closure is a result of conditions in Colorado.

 

The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced that westbound and eastbound lanes of I-70 are closed from Burlington to Limon (from milemarkers 364 – 438.)

Ellis County Emergency Manager Bill Ring told Hays Post he was advised that the closure is a result of strong winds, dust storms and several accidents. He also said that Kansas usually doesn’t close the interstate due to dust storms.

He added that the road will probably open back up once the sun goes down, as that’s generally when the wind tapers off.

The Goodland National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for Thomas and Cheyenne counties in Kansas.