Blizzard conditions hit Kansas on Monday, January 8, forcing the shutdown of major area highways, officials said.Video taken by Kansas Highway Patrol (
KHP) Trooper Tod shows the limited visibility on westbound Interstate 70 in Gove County on Monday afternoon. He said the highway was closed between Hays and the Colorado state line.“If you were wondering why, look no further!” he wrote on social media, adding that conditions got worse “the farther west I went.”A
blizzard warning was in effect for Gove County until Tuesday morning, with the National Weather Service (
NWS) warning of snow accumulations of 6 to 9 inches and winds gusting as high as 60 mph. Credit: @TrooperTodKHP via Storyful