Semi-truck jack-knifed struck by car as conditions deteriorate in eastern Colorado: "Travel will be very dangerous"

Holiday travelers should expect heavy snow and wind, as well as limited visibility and road closures in central and eastern Colorado, as well as neighboring states.

Around 9 p.m., a semi-truck jack-knifed on westbound Interstate 70 in Burlington, which was then struck by another car, closing all lanes of the highway. Colorado State Patrol said injuries were reported, but did not immediately know the number or extent of those injuries. Burlington is about 170 miles east of Denver and 15 miles west of the Colorado-Kansas state line.

The National Weather Service in Boulder urged people to check forecasts and prepare for alternate routes or travel plans, depending on how those patterns develop.

"There's a little snow and blowing snow in western Nebraska and northwest Kansas now, but it will get worse by this evening, as snow and wind increase," NWS Boulder said. "Blizzard conditions will develop from South Dakota across western Nebraska to east central Colorado and northwest Kansas tonight, and continue through Tuesday. Very difficult and dangerous travel, and road closures, are likely in these areas."

Those impacts are expected to remain through Tuesday and officials cautioned against attempting to travel through these areas if unprepared.

"A blizzard warning is now in effect in eastern Colorado on I-70," Colorado State Patrol tweeted Monday afternoon. "Road conditions are rapidly deteriorating and conditions will continue to worsen throughout today and tomorrow.  Travel will be very dangerous and is highly discouraged!"

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