Roads close as strong winds lash Colorado’s Eastern Plains
Strong winds whipped up dust, creating dangerous driving conditions across eastern and southern Colorado on Friday.
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Strong winds are whipping up dust and creating dangerous driving conditions across eastern and southern Colorado, prompting major highway closures, according to Colorado’s Department of Transportation.
The National Weather Service’s Pueblo office reported heavy dust and winds blowing at between 75 and 85 mph near the border between Colorado and Kansas as of 1:19 p.m. Friday. Colorado State Patrol also warned of “zero visibility due to high winds and blowing dirt” across the southeastern plains.
U.S. 40 was closed between Limon and Kit Carson as of 1:40 p.m., along with segments of U.S. 287 between Kit Carson and the Oklahoma border, U.S. 385 between Cheyenne Wells and Granada, and U.S. 50 and Colorado 96 west of Kansas.
CDOT warns drivers should use caution across the eastern and southern parts of the state, including along Interstate 70 in Adams and Arapahoe counties, particularly drivers of high-profile vehicles.
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