A snowstorm closed Interstate 70 through eastern Colorado. You can see a line of trucks at the top of the photo. The drivers were waiting at the Limon exit for the road to reopen. (Colorado Dept. of Transportation / October 22, 2009)
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The snowstorm moved east and dropped heavy snow on Colorado's Eastern Plains Thursday. More than a dozen school districts were either closed or delayed, and Interstate 70 was shut down because of treacherous conditions.
Many locations on the Plains reported 6-8 inches of snow with a few reports of nine inches or more. Click here for the list of school closings and delays.
Interstate 70 was closed for a stretch of about 150 miles from Airpark Road just east of E470 to the Kansas state line. A line of stopped trucks with headlights could be seen waiting for road conditions to improve at the Limon exit. The interstate reopened to traffic in both directions by 8:30 a.m.
Traffic was moving okay in metro Denver, where snow accumulation was light and roads were mainly wet Thursday morning.
A Winter Storm Warning was in effect for Kit Carson and Yuma counties early Thursday. It expired before sunrise as the storm moved out of Colorado.
Many locations on the Plains reported 6-8 inches of snow with a few reports of nine inches or more. Click here for the list of school closings and delays.
Interstate 70 was closed for a stretch of about 150 miles from Airpark Road just east of E470 to the Kansas state line. A line of stopped trucks with headlights could be seen waiting for road conditions to improve at the Limon exit. The interstate reopened to traffic in both directions by 8:30 a.m.
Traffic was moving okay in metro Denver, where snow accumulation was light and roads were mainly wet Thursday morning.
A Winter Storm Warning was in effect for Kit Carson and Yuma counties early Thursday. It expired before sunrise as the storm moved out of Colorado.
