Low visibility, impassable conditions and extreme winter weather has caused highways to close in northeastern Kansas, including I-70 east to the Missouri state line, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

I-70 CLOSURE: I-70 is now closed in both direction from the Missouri state line in Kansas City west to the Ellsworth County line in western Kansas. Eastbound I-70 is also closed from Hays to the Missouri state line.

In addition, all highways are now closed in Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Lyon, Osage, Douglas, Wyandotte and Johnson counties.

These closures are in addition to the closures that took place in north central Kansas earlier this afternoon. Those include all highways in Washington, Clay, Geary, Dickinson, Morris, Marion, Chase, McPherson, Saline, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Mitchell, Republic, Cloud and Jewell counties.

Additional road closures are possible as the winter storm continues to move across the state.

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ORIGINAL: The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed eastbound I-70 in Ellsworth County from mile marker 224-227 due to multiple slide offs, crashes and dangerous winter weather.

Across Central Kansas there have been multiple slide-offs, rollovers, and both non-injury and injury accidents. These incidents include passenger cars, semi-truck rollovers, and even several fire and EMS vehicles.

Travel across the area is discouraged.

Motorists should anticipate additional closures as the winter storm moves in and conditions continue to deteriorate due to freezing drizzle.