The eastbound lanes of Interstate 76 are closed from Sterling to Nebraska due to wintry climate and security considerations.
The Colorado Division of Transportation and the State Patrol introduced the closure about 4 p.m. Saturday.
It is nonetheless snowing laborious throughout the far northeast nook of Colorado! That is I-76 in Julesburg. Roads have gotten snow-covered and icy. As much as 4″ of extra snow accumulation may happen in Sterling, Julesburg, and Holyoke. It is going to keep largely sunny within the Denver metro. #COwx pic.twitter.com/atRs5SranI
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) March 25, 2023
A winter storm warning is posted for excessive northeastern Colorado till 6 a.m. Sunday, based on the Nationwide Climate Service. Snow, blowing snow, winds as much as 45 mph and accumulation of 4 to eight inches are anticipated. Sterling, Julesburg and Akron are among the many Jap Plains cities inside the warning space.