6:45 p.m.: Eastbound U.S. 40 is closed from Limon to the Kansas border, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. U.S. 287 is closed from the Oklahoma border to Lamar.
Road conditions include blowing snow, high winds and poor visibility, according to the agency. Drivers should not follow navigation routes off of main highways, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
Blizzard conditions on the eastern plains are expected to last through the night, according to the National Weather Service’s Pueblo office, including widespread blowing snow causing low to zero visibility and wind gusts of up to 70 mph.
3:10 p.m.: Eastbound I-70 is closed between E-470 and Kansas due to safety concerns, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Westbound I-70 is also closed between Limon and Kansas.
Loveland Pass is reopened, according to CDOT.
1:10 p.m.: U.S. 36 is closed in both directions for safety concerns between County Road EE and the Kansas state line, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Interstate 70 eastbound is now closed from Limon to Kansas due to safety concerns. I-70 westbound is back open at Vail Pass Summit.
Soundbound Interstate 25 is closed between Colo. 45, two miles south of Pueblo, to the New Mexico state line.
12:06 p.m.: The storm that hit Colorado Monday morning has snarled roads, compelled the cancellation of flights, and delayed classes.
Shortly before noon, the Colorado Department of Transportation reported the following highway closures due to extreme weather conditions:
- Interstate 70 eastbound lanes from Burlington to Kansas;
- Interstate 70 westbound at Vail Pass Summit;
- Interstate 25 along Raton Pass in both directions;
- U.S. 287 from Lamar to Oklahoma in both directions;
- U.S. 160 from Trinidad to Kansas in both directions;
- Colorado 109 from LaJunta to Kim in both directions;
- U.S. 385 from Burlington to Granada in both directions;
- U.S. 50 from La Junta to Kansas in both directions;
- U.S. 287 southbound from Limon (to prevent congestion in small towns that may not be able to house and feed people); and
- Colo. 96 from County Road 39.75 to Kansas.
Earlier Monday, U.S. 6 west of metro Denver was closed in both directions between Mile Point 222 and I-70, and for trucks carrying hazardous materials over Loveland Pass CDOT officials announced staging at the Eisenhower Tunnel.
CDOT officials on Monday morning warned Colorado Front Range drivers to expect potentially hazardous conditions on roads due to snow and ice. I-25 between Castle Rock and Colorado Springs and I-70 east of metro Denver near Limon were expected to be difficult due to high wind. Weather alerts were issued, effective through Monday afternoon.
School officials in the Colorado Springs area announced delayed openings due to the storm.
At 11:19 a.m., 65 flights in and out of Denver International Airport were listed as canceled and 227 were delayed as the snowstorm rolled across south metro Denver, according to the FlightAware flight-tracking website. The temperature at DIA was 23 degrees with light snow and wind, National Weather Service forecasters said.
The weather service issued a winter weather advisory Monday morning for south metro Denver, forecasting up 4 inches of snow south of I-70 and high winds. Most of the snow was expected to fall before noon.
