I-70 reopens between eastern edge of Denver metro area and Colorado-Kansas state line

Both directions of Interstate 70 reopened late Wednesday afternoon between the eastern edge of the Denver metro area and a town close to the Colorado-Kansas state line. The closure started on Tuesday night and it was due to adverse weather conditions. 

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for extreme high winds and snow for a section of eastern Colorado that included the I-70 corridor on the plains. That warning expired at 9 a.m. but there were still strong winds throughout the day. Gusts as high as 70 mph were recorded.

Snow totals from the snowstorm ranged from 2 to 5 inches on the Eastern Plains.